20-F
Marti Technologies, Inc. (MRT)
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
20-F
(MarkOne)
☐
REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
☒
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
☐
SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission
file number: 001-40588
Marti
Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not
applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Cayman
Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Buyukdere
Cd. No:237
Maslak,
34485
Sariyer/Istanbul,Türkiye
(Address of principal executive offices)
Oguz
Alper Öktem, Chief Executive Officer
Buyukdere
Cd. No:237
Maslak,
34485
Sariyer/Istanbul,Türkiye
+
0 (850)308 34 19
(Name, Telephone, Email and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Class A Ordinary Shares | MRT | NYSE American |
Securities
registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities
for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:
As of December 31, 2025, the registrant had 86,042,726 Class A ordinary shares outstanding.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☒ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerging growth company | ☒ |
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting over Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
| U.S. GAAP ☒ | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by<br> <br>the International Accounting Standards Board ☐ | Other ☐ |
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If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17 ☐ Item 18 ☐
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
| INTRODUCTION | ii | |
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| EXCHANGE RATES | ii | |
| PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION | iii | |
| MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA | iii | |
| TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES | iii | |
| CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | iv | |
| SUMMARY OF RISK FACTORS | v | |
| PART I | 1 | |
| ITEM<br> 1. | IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS | 1 |
| ITEM<br> 2. | OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE | 1 |
| ITEM<br> 3. | KEY INFORMATION | 1 |
| ITEM<br> 4. | INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY | 36 |
| ITEM<br> 4A. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | 49 |
| ITEM<br> 5. | OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS | 49 |
| ITEM<br> 6. | DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES | 64 |
| ITEM<br> 7. | MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 75 |
| ITEM<br> 8. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 79 |
| ITEM<br> 9. | THE OFFER AND LISTING | 80 |
| ITEM<br> 10. | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 81 |
| ITEM<br> 11. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 88 |
| ITEM<br> 12. | DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES | 88 |
| PART II | 89 | |
| ITEM<br> 13. | DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES | 89 |
| ITEM<br> 14. | MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 89 |
| ITEM<br> 15. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. | 89 |
| ITEM<br> 16. | [RESERVED] | 91 |
| ITEM<br> 16A. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT | 91 |
| ITEM<br> 16B. | CODE OF ETHICS | 91 |
| ITEM<br> 16C. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES | 91 |
| ITEM<br> 16D. | EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES | 92 |
| ITEM<br> 16E. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS | 92 |
| ITEM<br> 16F. | CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT | 92 |
| ITEM<br> 16G. | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 92 |
| ITEM<br> 16H. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE | 93 |
| ITEM<br> 16I. | DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS | 93 |
| ITEM<br> 16J. | INSIDER TRADING POLICIES | 93 |
| ITEM<br> 16K. | CYBERSECURITY | 93 |
| PART III | 95 | |
| ITEM<br> 17. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 95 |
| ITEM<br> 18. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 95 |
| ITEM<br> 19. | EXHIBITS | 95 |
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INTRODUCTION
All references to (i) “we,” “us,” our,” “Marti,” and the “Company” refer to Marti Technologies, Inc., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and its subsidiaries, effective upon the closing of the Business Combination (as defined herein) and (ii) “Marti Delaware” refer to Marti Technologies I Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (formerly known as Marti Technologies Inc.), and its subsidiaries.
EXCHANGE
RATES
In this annual report on Form 20-F (“Annual Report”), unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires:
| ● | “$,”<br> “US$,” “USD” and “U.S. dollar” each refer to the United<br> States dollar; and |
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| ● | “₺,”<br> “TL” and “lira” each refer to the Turkish lira. |
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Certain amounts described herein have been expressed in U.S. dollars for convenience, and when expressed in U.S. dollars in the future, such amounts may be different from those set forth herein due to intervening exchange rate fluctuations. The Company and Marti Delaware use USD as their functional currency. If the legal records are kept in a currency other than the functional currency, the consolidated financial statements are initially translated into the functional currency and then translated into USD. For the companies in Türkiye that book legal records in TL, currency translation from TL to the presentation currency USD is made under the framework described below:
| ● | Assets<br> and liabilities are translated using the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (“TCMB”)<br> U.S. dollar buying rate prevailing at the balance sheet date: |
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| ○ | December<br> 31, 2025: 1 U.S. dollar = TL 42.8623; |
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| ○ | December<br> 31, 2024: 1 U.S. dollar = TL 35.2233; and |
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| ○ | December<br> 31, 2023: 1 U.S. dollar = TL 29.4382. |
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| ● | Income<br> and expenses are translated from TL to USD using the TCMB U.S. dollar average buying rates: |
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| ○ | 2025:<br> 1 U.S. dollar = TL 39.4382; |
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| ○ | 2024:<br> 1 U.S. dollar = TL 32.7825; and |
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| ○ | 2023:<br> 1 U.S. dollar = TL 23.7464. |
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ii
PRESENTATION
OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Unless indicated otherwise, financial data presented in this Annual Report has been taken from the audited financial statements of Marti. Unless otherwise indicated, financial information of Marti has been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
MARKET
AND INDUSTRY DATA
This Annual Report contains estimates, projections, and other information concerning our industry and business, as well as data regarding market research, estimates, and forecasts prepared by our management. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections, market research, or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties, and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances that are assumed in this information. The industry in which we operate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in Item 3.D “Key Information–Risk Factors.” Unless otherwise expressly stated, we obtained industry, business, market, and other data from reports, research surveys, studies, and similar data prepared by market research firms and other third parties, industry and general publications, government data, and similar sources. In some cases, we do not expressly refer to the sources from which this data is derived. In that regard, when we refer to one or more sources of this type of data in any paragraph, you should assume that other data of this type appearing in the same paragraph is derived from sources that we paid for, sponsored, or conducted, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires. While we have compiled, extracted, and reproduced industry data from these sources, we have not independently verified the data. Forecasts and other forward-looking information with respect to industry, business, market, and other data are subject to the same qualifications and additional uncertainties regarding the other forward-looking statements in this Annual Report. See the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for more information.
TRADEMARKS
AND TRADE NAMES
We own or have rights to various trademarks, service marks and trade names that we use in connection with the operation of our business. This Annual Report also contains trademarks, service marks and trade names of third parties, which are the property of their respective owners. The use or display of third parties’ trademarks, service marks, trade names or products in this Annual Report is not intended to create, and does not imply, a relationship with us, or an endorsement or sponsorship by or of us. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this Annual Report may appear with the ®, TM or SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, service marks and trade names.
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CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report and the information incorporated by reference herein include certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “seeks,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will” or “should” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology.
These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this Annual Report and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies, future market conditions or economic performance and developments in the capital and credit markets and expected future financial performance, the markets in which we operate, as well as any information concerning possible or assumed future results of our operations.
The forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in forward-looking statements herein.
Many factors could cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this Annual Report, including without limitation: (i) our ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify opportunities, (ii) the risk that we may not be able to effectively manage our growth, including our design, research, development, and maintenance capabilities, (iii) the risk of downturns in the highly competitive tech-enabled mobility services industry, (iv) our ability to build our brand and consumers’ recognition, acceptance, and adoption of our brand, (v) the impact of geopolitical tensions and international conflicts, including the military conflict occurring in the Middle East, on the global economy, inflation, energy and commodity prices and our business, (vi) volatility in the price of our securities due to a variety of factors, including without limitation changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which we operating or plan to operate, variations in competitors’ performance and success and changes in laws and regulations affecting our business, (vii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against us or our directors or officers, (viii) technological changes and risks associated with doing business in an emerging market, (ix) risks relating to our dependence on and use of certain intellectual property and technology, (x) our ability to maintain the listing of our securities on the NYSE American Stock Exchange (the “NYSE American”) (xi) our ability to grow and make profitable our business, including our ride-hailing, delivery and two-wheeled electric vehicle businesses, and (xii) other factors discussed under Item 3.D “Key Information–Risk Factors” in this Annual Report, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in the forward-looking statements herein. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report. We undertake no obligation, except as required by law, to revise publicly any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this Annual Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should, however, review the factors and risks described in the reports we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) after the date of this Annual Report.
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SUMMARY
OF RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities entails a high degree of risk as more fully described under “Risk Factors.” You should carefully consider such risks before deciding to invest in our securities. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:
| ● | We<br> have a limited operating history and operate in a new and rapidly evolving industry, which<br> makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects, forecast financial results and assess<br> the risks and challenges we may face. |
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| ● | Our<br> business depends on our ability to attract, retain and engage drivers, riders, and consumers<br> and to maintain effective pricing strategies in response to market competition or other factors.<br> Failure to do so could materially harm our business, financial condition, and results of<br> operations. |
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| ● | If<br> we are unable to efficiently grow, manage, and compete in our ride-hailing, delivery, and<br> two-wheeled electric vehicle services, including as we expand into new services and geographic<br> markets, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially<br> and adversely affected. |
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| ● | Our<br> ride-hailing and delivery services may not be scaled successfully or as planned<br> and may subject us to increased liability. |
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| ● | We<br> may acquire other businesses, which could require significant management attention, disrupt<br> our business, dilute shareholder value, and adversely affect our operating results. |
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| ● | Our<br> operating results depend on our ability to obtain vehicles and related components that meet<br> our quality specifications in sufficient quantities and on commercially reasonable terms,<br> and on the stability of international supply chains, third-party partners, and related regulatory<br> frameworks. |
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| ● | We<br> have previously experienced, and may continue to experience, delays in launching and ramping<br> up the production of our products and features, or we may be unable to control our manufacturing<br> costs or the quality of the supplies that we require. |
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| ● | Poor<br> weather adversely affects the use of certain of our services, which causes seasonality in<br> our business and could negatively impact our financial performance from period to period. |
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| ● | If<br> our mobile applications, vehicles, or other services have defects, the reputation and brand<br> of our services and products could suffer, which could negatively impact the use of our services<br> and products and our operating results and financial condition. |
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| ● | Illegal,<br> improper, or inappropriate activity of drivers, riders, and consumers could expose us to<br> liability, regulatory scrutiny, and reputational harm, any of which could adversely affect<br> our business, financial condition, and results of operations. |
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| ● | Our<br> business is subject to significant insurance and liability risks, and increases in claims,<br> changes in insurance market conditions or regulatory requirements, or insufficient coverage<br> could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. |
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| ● | Our<br> growth and performance metrics and estimates, including the key metrics included in this<br> Annual Report, are subject to inherent challenges in measurement, and real or perceived inaccuracies<br> in those metrics may harm our reputation and negatively affect our business. |
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| ● | The<br> loss of one or more of our key personnel, or our failure to attract and retain other highly<br> qualified personnel in the future, could harm our business. |
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| ● | Our<br> business is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations, many of which are evolving,<br> and failure to comply with such laws and regulations could adversely affect our business,<br> financial condition, and results of operations. |
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| ● | Government<br> regulation of the internet and consumer privacy is evolving and negative changes could substantially<br> harm our business and operating results. |
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| ● | Action<br> by governmental authorities to restrict access to our services and products in their localities<br> could substantially harm our business and financial results. |
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| ● | We<br> are regularly subject to claims, lawsuits, government investigations, and other proceedings<br> that may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. |
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| ● | Geopolitical<br>tensions and regional conflicts may adversely affect the Turkish economy and our business. |
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| ● | We<br> are subject to certain anti-corruption laws, trade sanctions laws and regulations, and anti-money<br> laundering laws and regulations, and we could face criminal liability and other serious consequences<br> for violations, which could harm our business. |
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| ● | We<br> collect, store, process and use personal information and other consumer data, which subjects<br> us to government regulation and other legal obligations related to privacy, information security,<br> and data protection, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations<br> could harm our business. |
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| ● | Our<br> consumer growth and engagement on mobile devices depend upon effective operation with mobile<br> operating systems, networks, and standards that we do not control. |
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| ● | AI<br> and Algorithmic Decision-Making in our operations may introduce additional risks in a complex<br> regulatory environment and could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and<br> results of operations. |
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| ● | Our<br> operations in Türkiye expose us to political and economic instability, high inflation,<br> macroeconomic volatility, foreign exchange fluctuations, and the risks associated with operating<br> in an emerging market. |
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| ● | Our<br> business is subject to interruptions, delays, or failures resulting from geopolitical instability,<br> war, earthquakes, other natural catastrophic events, terrorism, public health crises, and<br> other unexpected events. |
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| ● | We<br> have incurred operating losses in the past and may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability<br> in the future. |
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| ● | We<br> may need additional capital, and we cannot be certain that additional financing will be available. |
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| ● | We<br> have debts and may incur additional debts in the future. Our debt repayment obligations may<br> limit our available resources and the terms of debt instruments may limit our flexibility<br> in operating our business. |
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| ● | The<br> impact of economic conditions, including the resulting effect on discretionary consumer spending,<br> may harm our business and operating results. |
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| ● | Because<br> we are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, investors may face difficulties<br> in protecting their interests, and their ability to assert rights through the U.S. federal<br> courts may be limited. |
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| ● | We<br> qualify as an “emerging growth company” and a smaller reporting company, and<br> the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to “emerging growth companies”<br> and smaller reporting companies may make our securities less attractive to investors. |
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| ● | If<br> securities or industry analysts do not publish enough research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable<br> research about our business, the price and trading volume of our securities could decline. |
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PART
I
ITEM
- IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
Not applicable.
ITEM
- OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
Not applicable.
ITEM
- KEY INFORMATION
A.[Reserved]
B.Capitalization and Indebtedness
Not applicable.
C.Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
D.Risk Factors
Ourbusiness faces significant risks and uncertainties. You should carefully consider all of the information set forth in this Annual Reportand in the other documents we file with or furnish to the SEC, including the following risk factors, before deciding to invest in orto maintain an investment in our securities. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adverselyaffected by any of these risks, any of which could have an adverse effect on the trading price of our securities. Additional risks notpresently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business, financial condition and results of operations.
RisksRelated to Our Business and Industry
Wehave a limited operating history and operate in a new and rapidly evolving industry, which makes it difficult to evaluate our futureprospects, forecast financial results and assess the risks and challenges we may face.
We were founded in 2018 and have rapidly expanded our services, launching our two-wheeled electric vehicles operations in 2019, car-hailing and motorcycle-hailing operations in October 2022, taxi-hailing in February 2024, and delivery services in October 2025. Because our business model and markets are relatively new and continue to evolve, our historical results may not be reliable indicators of future performance, and our assumptions and forecasts may prove inaccurate.
We have encountered in the past, and will encounter in the future, risks and uncertainties frequently experienced by growing companies with limited operating histories in rapidly changing industries. Our success depends, in part, on our ability to:
| ● | evaluate<br> our future prospects and the risks and challenges we may encounter and make effective operating<br> decisions; |
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| ● | forecast<br> our revenue and budget for and manage our expenses; |
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| ● | attract<br> and retain drivers, riders, and consumers in a cost-effective manner; |
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| ● | comply<br> with existing and new or modified national and local laws and regulations applicable to our<br> business; |
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| ● | scale<br> and manage our software platform, assets, and operations; |
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| ● | maintain<br> and enhance the value of our reputation and brand; |
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| ● | effectively<br> manage our growth and successfully expand our geographic reach in markets in which we currently<br> operate as well as new markets; |
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| ● | hire,<br> integrate and retain qualified personnel; |
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| ● | successfully<br> develop and adapt new features, services, and products to respond to evolving consumer demographics,<br> tastes and preferences; |
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| ● | plan<br> and manage capital expenditures and supply chain relationships; |
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| ● | develop,<br> manufacture, source, deploy, maintain, and ensure utilization of our assets; and |
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| ● | anticipate<br> and respond to macroeconomic and market changes, particularly economic conditions that adversely<br> affect discretionary consumer spending and demand for our services and products. |
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If shared mobility and delivery service adoption slows due to safety, affordability, public health concerns, incidents on our or competitors’ platforms, or other factors, the markets in which we operate may grow more slowly than expected or fail to reach anticipated potential. We may also periodically reassess market performance and discontinue operations in certain markets.
If we fail to successfully address these risks, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Ourbusiness depends on our ability to attract, retain and engage drivers, riders, and consumers and to maintain effective pricing strategiesin response to market competition or other factors. Failure to do so could materially harm our business, financial condition, and resultsof operations.
The size, growth, and engagement of our driver, rider, and consumer bases are critical to the success of our platform. Our financial performance has been, and will continue to be, significantly determined by our ability to cost-effectively acquire, retain, and increase the engagement and usage frequency of drivers, riders, and consumers. If drivers, riders, and consumers do not perceive our services and products to be useful, reliable, trustworthy, affordable, and easy to use, we may not be able to attract or retain drivers, riders, and consumers, or maintain or increase the frequency of their use of our services and products. Our driver, rider and consumer engagement patterns have varied over time and may continue to fluctuate, particularly as we introduce new products and services and/or expand into new markets, and engagement can be difficult to measure accurately.
Any number of factors could negatively affect driver, rider, and consumer acquisition, retention, and engagement, including, among others:
| ● | increased<br> use of competing platforms or alternative transportation or delivery solutions; |
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| ● | restrictions<br> by local governments and municipalities on our ability to operate in various jurisdictions<br> at the level at which we desire to operate, or at all; |
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| ● | adverse<br> legislative, regulatory, or litigation-driven changes to our services, products, or business<br> model; |
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| ● | failure<br> to introduce new features, services, or products that drivers, riders, and consumers find<br> engaging, or the launch of new or modified offerings that are not favorably received; |
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| ● | technical<br> or other issues that prevent rapid and reliable delivery of services and products otherwise<br> affect the consumer experience; |
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| ● | difficulty<br> installing, updating, or otherwise accessing our applications as a result of actions by us<br> or third parties that we rely on to deliver our services and distribute our products; |
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| ● | changes<br> in driver, rider, and consumer preferences or behavior, including decreases in the frequency<br> of use of our services and products; |
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| ● | negative<br> driver, rider, and consumer sentiment about the quality, affordability, or usefulness of<br> our services and products or concerns related to privacy, safety, security or other factors; |
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| ● | unfavorable<br> public perception, adverse media coverage, or negative publicity involving us or others in<br> our industry, even if factually incorrect or based on isolated incidents; |
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| ● | technical<br> or other issues that prevent rapid and reliable delivery of services and products otherwise<br> affect the consumer experience; |
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| ● | adoption<br> of terms, policies or procedures related to areas such as consumer data that are perceived<br> negatively by our drivers, riders, consumers, or the general public; |
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| ● | government<br> actions in response to potential future pandemics, such as travel bans, travel restrictions,<br> and shelter-in-place orders; |
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Our future success depends significantly on our ability to acquire or retain drivers, riders, and consumers and achieve sustainable growth. If drivers choose to stop using our platform, we may experience a shortage of available drivers, resulting in longer waiting times for our services and decreased rider and consumer satisfaction. Similarly, if attracting riders and consumers becomes more challenging, existing drivers may also opt for other platforms, necessitating potential changes to our business model, including increased incentives, reduced profits, and higher marketing expenses. Conversely, if we choose to decrease incentives to improve our financial performance, we may experience further declines in driver numbers and increased dissatisfaction among them. Driver attrition may also require us to repeat onboarding processes such as driver education, background checks, and approvals, which may be time-consuming and increasingly complex if regulators require enhanced screening procedures. These operational burdens could decrease the value of our business and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and prospects.
Our pricing strategy is also central to our ability to attract and retain drivers, riders, and consumers. We regularly analyze data to determine pricing intended to balance driver supply and consumer demand, and to support long-term profitability. One of the risks of increasing subscription package prices is that consumers may downsize their packages and/or drivers may provide their services only on certain days. Another risk of changing prices is that rider and consumer demand is sensitive to price increases, particularly given the recent impact of inflation on consumer spending habits. If we raise prices too much or too often, rider and consumer demand may decrease. Additionally, factors such as operating costs, legal and regulatory requirements or constraints, geographic expansion, and the ability of our competitors to offer more attractive pricing to either their consumers or service providers may require us to reduce prices, increase incentives, or increase marketing expenditures, which could adversely affect our profitability.
Certain of our competitors offer, or may in the future offer, lower-priced or a broader range of products and services, or may attract drivers, riders, and consumers more efficiently through aggressive marketing strategies. As we expand geographically, local economic conditions and regulations may limit our ability to compete effectively on pricing. We may launch new pricing initiatives, subscription packages, or loyalty programs—including our Marti Shareholder Loyalty Program launched in March 2026, which offers long-term retail shareholders discounts on our services—, or modify existing pricing methodologies, and these efforts may not succeed. In addition, pricing errors, inaccurate demand forecasts, or technological issues could result in underpricing or overpricing our services and products. As we continue to launch new services and develop existing asset-intensive products, factors such as retention of drivers, riders, and consumers, asset maintenance, debt service, depreciation, asset life, battery swaps, supply chain efficiency, and asset replacement may affect our pricing methodologies.
If we are unable to maintain or grow our driver, rider, and consumer base, sustain engagement, or implement effective pricing strategies, our platform may become less attractive, and our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects could be materially adversely affected.
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Ouronly significant asset is ownership of Marti Delaware and its affiliates, and such ownership may not be sufficient to pay dividends,make distributions or obtain loans to enable us to pay any dividends on our Ordinary Shares or satisfy other financial obligations.
We are a holding company and do not directly own any operating assets other than our ownership of interests in Marti Delaware. We depend on Marti Delaware for distributions, loans, and other payments to generate the funds necessary to meet our financial obligations, including our expenses as a publicly traded company, and to pay any dividends. The earnings from, or other available assets of, Marti Delaware may not be sufficient to make distributions or pay dividends, pay expenses or satisfy our other financial obligations.
Werely on third-party mobile application marketplaces to distribute our mobile application, and any adverse change in our relationshipwith, or the policies of, such marketplaces could materially adversely affect our business.
Substantially all of our revenue is generated through our mobile application, which is distributed primarily through the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Huawei AppGallery. We depend on these third-party marketplaces to make our platform available to consumers, process certain in-app transactions, and maintain reliable access to our services. If any of these marketplaces were to remove our application, suspend our developer account, delay updates, restrict functionality, or impose unfavorable terms, our ability to attract and retain consumers could be materially harmed.
The operators of these marketplaces have broad discretion to change their policies, terms of service, technical requirements, and fee structures. They may modify commission rates, impose additional service or payment processing fees, restrict pricing flexibility, mandate the use of proprietary billing systems, or limit our ability to communicate directly with consumers regarding alternative payment options. Any increase in fees or restrictions on payment methods could increase our operating costs and reduce margins.
In addition, these marketplace operators control the ranking, visibility, and discoverability of mobile applications within their storefronts. Changes to algorithms governing search results, featured placements, or consumer reviews may reduce consumer downloads and engagement. We may be required to increase marketing expenditures to maintain consumer acquisition levels.
We also rely on the continued technical performance and availability of these marketplaces. Past service interruptions, payment processing disruptions, or technical issues have affected digital storefronts. If such disruptions occur for a prolonged period, our ability to generate revenue may be adversely affected. Furthermore, changes to privacy frameworks, advertising identifiers, or consumer tracking policies implemented by marketplace operators could impair our ability to conduct targeted marketing campaigns efficiently.
Although alternative application distribution channels, including the Microsoft and Samsung app stores, exist, they currently represent a significantly smaller share of mobile device users in our markets. As a result, our business model is substantially dependent on continued access to the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Huawei AppGallery. Any deterioration in our relationship with these operators, any material policy change, or any prolonged unavailability of these platforms could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Ifwe are unable to efficiently grow, manage, and compete in our ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services, includingas we expand into new services and geographic markets, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materiallyand adversely affected.
Our business model depends on our ability to successfully operate and scale a multi-service mobility platform that includes ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicles. Although certain major cities in Türkiye have adopted these services, new markets may not accept, or existing markets may not continue to accept, our offerings. Even where adoption occurs, we may not achieve sustainable unit economics, sufficient marketplace liquidity, or operational efficiency.
Our platform relies on maintaining a balanced marketplace among drivers, riders, consumers, and two-wheeled electric vehicle fleet. Our ride-hailing and delivery services depend on attracting, retaining, and incentivizing a sufficient number of qualified drivers to meet consumer demand in a cost-efficient manner. Increased competition, regulatory developments, labor market conditions, inflationary pressures, fuel prices, vehicle maintenance costs, insurance expenses, changes to commission structures, subscription package pricing, or incentive programs could adversely affect driver earnings and participation. If we fail to maintain adequate supply relative to demand, service reliability, wait times, delivery times, and consumer experience may suffer, which could harm our brand and financial performance.
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Our delivery services introduce additional operational complexity and risks. Delivery requires effective dispatch, routing, order accuracy, package integrity, and compliance with applicable health, safety, and consumer protection requirements. Failure to ensure timely and accurate deliveries, prevent fraud, safeguard consumer property, or comply with consumer protection, e-commerce, tax, and distance sales regulations could result in refunds, chargebacks, penalties, litigation, regulatory scrutiny, or reputational harm. Delivery services may also expose us to product liability or other claims related to damaged goods or lost items.
Our two-wheeled electric vehicle operations are asset-intensive and subject to supply chain risks. We rely on a limited number of external suppliers for vehicles and key components and depend on a stable and cost-effective supply of parts that meet our specifications. Disruptions resulting from foreign exchange volatility, tariffs, geopolitical developments, force majeure events, supplier insolvency, or other factors beyond our control could impair our ability to procure vehicles or components on acceptable terms or at all. We have incurred, and may continue to incur, significant capital expenditures related to fleet procurement, warehousing, charging infrastructure, maintenance, depreciation, and operations. Substantial increases in asset prices or operating costs could reduce our margins. These risks have been heightened by the military conflict involving Iran that commenced in February 2026, which has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, contributing to significant increases in global energy and commodity prices, and increasing geopolitical uncertainty in Türkiye, which shares a border with Iran. Prolonged conflict or further escalation could continue to increase our energy and procurement costs, disrupt our supply of vehicles or components, and subject our operations to broader macroeconomic instability. Our two-wheeled electric vehicles or their components may experience defects or quality issues. Failure to detect and remediate such issues could result in service interruptions, personal injury or product liability claims, regulatory investigations, litigation, and reputational damage.
As we expand into new service categories or geographic markets, including additional delivery verticals or financial services, we may encounter unfamiliar regulatory regimes and compliance obligations. We may become subject to new or evolving laws relating to transportation, delivery services, labor classification, taxation, consumer protection, data privacy, and e-commerce. Compliance costs may increase, and regulatory authorities may impose restrictions on pricing, commissions, data usage, or operational models, which could reduce our flexibility and profitability.
Public perception of safety, reliability, and service quality is critical across all of our offerings. Negative publicity relating to accidents, traffic incidents, courier misconduct, package loss, data privacy breaches, or other events, whether occurring on our platform or involving competitors, could materially harm our reputation and reduce demand.
The markets in which we operate are highly competitive and rapidly evolving. We compete and expect to compete with other ride-hailing platforms, shared two-wheeled electric vehicle operators, local courier and delivery networks, logistics providers, traditional transportation services, and emerging autonomous vehicle and autonomous delivery technologies. Many of our competitors may have greater financial, technical, marketing, or operational resources, stronger international brand recognition, larger consumer bases, or greater economies of scale. Competitors may adopt more aggressive pricing, commission, or incentive strategies or develop services that achieve greater market acceptance. Increased competition may require us to reduce prices, increase incentives, or invest more heavily in technology and marketing, which could adversely affect our margins and financial results.
If we are unable to efficiently manage the operational, regulatory, competitive, and capital-intensive aspects of our ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle businesses, or if these services fail to achieve sufficient scale or profitability, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Adversemarket developments affecting financial institutions could adversely affect our access to cash and cash equivalents.
We maintain the majority of our cash and cash equivalents in accounts with major U.S. and multinational financial institutions, and our deposits at certain of these institutions exceed insured limits. Market conditions can impact the viability of these institutions. In the event of a failure of any financial institution where we maintain our cash and cash equivalents, we cannot guarantee timely access to uninsured funds, or access to them at all. Any inability or delay in accessing these funds could adversely affect our business and financial position.
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Ourcrypto asset treasury strategy exposes us to market volatility, regulatory uncertainty, and other risks that could adversely affect ourfinancial condition and results of operations.
As part of our treasury strategy, we have announced our intention to allocate a portion of our assets to crypto assets. Crypto assets are highly volatile and subject to significant price fluctuations, which may be driven by market sentiment, macroeconomic factors, regulatory developments, technological changes, and other factors beyond our control. As a result, the value of any crypto assets we hold may decline significantly, and we may incur impairment charges or realized losses.
In addition, the regulatory framework governing crypto assets in Türkiye, the United States, and other jurisdictions is evolving and remains uncertain. Changes in laws, regulations, or government policies, or increased regulatory scrutiny, could restrict our ability to hold, use, or transact in crypto assets, or could impose additional compliance, reporting, or tax obligations.
Crypto assets may also present operational and security risks, including risks related to custody, loss or theft of private keys, cybersecurity incidents, and reliance on third-party service providers. Furthermore, crypto asset markets may experience reduced liquidity, market disruptions, or failures of exchanges or other market participants, which could impair our ability to liquidate positions at desired times or prices.
If our crypto asset treasury strategy is unsuccessful or if we experience significant losses, operational issues, or regulatory challenges related to crypto assets, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Ourride-hailing and delivery services may not be scaled successfully or as planned and may subject us to increased liability.
We launched our ride-hailing service in October 2022, offering car-hailing and motorcycle-hailing, and expanded it to include additional mobility offerings, including taxi-hailing-related services in February 2024. In October 2024, we introduced subscription packages within our platform that provide consumers with access to certain features and benefits across our service offerings. In October 2025, we also introduced delivery services on our platform. Our ability to generate meaningful revenue from subscription packages remains uncertain and may not develop as expected.
Unlike traditional commission-based models, our monetization strategy primarily relies on subscription packages. This model may reduce driver participation, particularly if they are unwilling to pay upfront fees without predictable trip volume. Any reduction in the number or quality of drivers on our platform could adversely affect service levels, rider and consumer experience, platform growth, and revenue generation.
Our ability to scale these services depends on numerous factors, many of which are outside our control, including our ability to attract and retain drivers and couriers, maintain competitive pricing, respond to competitive commission or incentive structures, ensure platform reliability and safety, and manage fraud and abuse. Increased competition, changes in market dynamics, or failure of our subscription model to gain acceptance could result in reduced market share and operating losses.
In addition, our ride-hailing and delivery services subject us to heightened regulatory scrutiny and potential liability. We may face claims, investigations, or enforcement actions relating to traffic accidents, personal injury, goods handling, worker classification, consumer protection, and data privacy. Adverse regulatory developments or unfavorable legal determinations could result in fines, penalties, litigation costs, operational restrictions, or reputational harm.
If we are unable to successfully scale our ride-hailing and delivery services or generate meaningful revenue from our subscription packages, or if associated risks materialize, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Wemay acquire other businesses, which could require significant management attention, disrupt our business, dilute shareholder value, andadversely affect our operating results.
As part of our business strategy, we may purchase the stock or assets of other entities. We continue to evaluate a wide array of potential strategic transactions, including the acquisition of businesses, new technologies, services, and other assets, and strategic investments that complement our business.
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Acquisitions involve numerous risks which could harm our business and negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations. There is intense competition for suitable acquisition targets, which could increase acquisition costs and adversely affect our ability to consummate deals on favorable or acceptable terms. There is no assurance that the time and resources invested in pursuing a particular acquisition will result in a completed transaction, or that any completed transaction will ultimately be successful. Furthermore, if we complete acquisitions, we may not ultimately strengthen our competitive position or achieve our goals, and our ability to bring to market successful services and products could be limited. In addition, acquisitions we complete may not translate into successful business opportunities, and we may not realize the anticipated benefits or synergies of any such transaction. If we fail to successfully integrate our past or future acquisitions, or the technologies associated with such acquisitions, our revenue and operating results could be adversely affected. Each integration process requires significant time and resources, and we might not be able to manage the process successfully. We might not successfully evaluate or utilize the acquired technology or other assets or accurately forecast the financial impact of an acquisition transaction, including accounting charges. We may also encounter difficulties in retaining key employees or business partners of an acquired company. There may be transaction-related lawsuits or claims, or adverse market reactions to an acquisition. We may not determine the appropriate purchase price of acquired companies, which may lead to the potential impairment of intangible assets and goodwill acquired in the acquisitions. Additionally, we may have to pay cash, incur debt, or issue equity securities to pay for any such acquisition, each of which could affect our financial condition or the value of our capital stock, result in dilution to our shareholders, increase our fixed obligations, or require us to comply with covenants or other restrictions that would hinder our ability to manage our operations. Future acquisitions may also involve other risks, such as assuming unidentified liabilities for which we, as a successor, may be responsible. The direct costs of these acquisitions, as well as the resources required to evaluate, negotiate, integrate, and promote these acquisitions, may divert significant time and resources from the general operation of our business and require significant attention from management, all of which could disrupt the functioning of our business and adversely affect our operating results.
Wemay need additional capital, and we cannot be certain that additional financing will be available.
Historically, we have funded our operations and capital expenditures primarily through sales of our preferred stock, debt financing, and cash generated from our operations. To support our growing business, we must have sufficient capital to continue making significant investments in our services and products. Although we currently anticipate that our available funds and cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet our cash needs for the foreseeable future, especially if we continue to successfully grow revenue from our subscription packages, we may require additional equity or debt financing, including the issuance of securities. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-linked, or debt securities, those securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to the rights of our Ordinary Shares, and our shareholders may experience dilution.
We evaluate financing opportunities periodically, and our ability to obtain financing will depend, among other factors, on our development efforts, business plans, operating performance, and the condition of the capital markets at the time we seek financing. Additionally, the continuing impact of global economic headwinds may affect our access to capital and make additional financing more difficult to obtain or available only on less favorable terms. We cannot assure you that additional financing will be available to us on favorable terms when required, or at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing, or financing on terms satisfactory to us when needed, our ability to support our business growth and respond to business challenges could be significantly limited, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Wehave previously experienced, and may continue to experience, delays in launching and ramping up the production of our products and features,or we may be unable to control our manufacturing costs or the quality of the supplies that we require.
We have previously experienced, and may in the future experience, launch and production delays for new products and features. In addition, we may introduce in the future new or unique manufacturing processes and design features for our existing and new products. There is no guarantee that we will be able to successfully and timely introduce and scale such processes or features.
In particular, our future business operations partly depend on increasing the production of our fleet of two-wheeled electric vehicles or obtaining certain supply components, such as IoT units, electric motors or batteries. In order to be successful, we will need to implement, maintain and ramp up efficient and cost-effective manufacturing capabilities, processes and supply chains and achieve the design tolerances, high quality and output rates we have planned for expanding the production capacity in Türkiye through collaborations with local business partners. Bottlenecks and other unexpected challenges such as those we experienced in the past may arise during production ramps, and we must address them promptly while continuing to improve manufacturing processes and reduce costs. If we are not successful in achieving these goals, we could face delays in establishing and/or sustaining our growth plans or be unable to meet our related cost and profitability targets.
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Any delay or other complication in ramping up the production of our current products or the development, manufacture, launch, and production ramp of our future products, features, and services, or in doing so cost-effectively and with high quality, may harm our brand, business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.
Poorweather adversely affects the use of certain of our services, which causes seasonality in our business and could negatively impact ourfinancial performance from period to period.
We offer ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle operations in a variety of markets in Türkiye, some of which can have cold and long winters or significant periods of rain or other precipitation, which can negatively impact demand for our services. In particular, motorcycle-hailing, motorcycle-delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services are especially vulnerable to adverse weather conditions due to their open-air nature, making them less viable during heavy rain, snow, or extreme temperatures. Similarly, poor weather can reduce overall mobility demand, discouraging consumers from using car-hailing and taxi-hailing services. As a result, poor weather conditions in a particular market can have a material effect on our results of operations in that market and can cause our results to vary significantly from quarter to quarter. Because all of our revenue is currently generated from markets in the Northern Hemisphere, poor weather conditions are more likely to negatively impact our overall business in the first and fourth quarters of the calendar year. However, from time to time we may re-evaluate the markets in which we operate and the performance of services, and may in the future discontinue or scale down operations in certain markets and/or at certain times as a result of such evaluations. Any entrance into markets with different weather patterns would introduce additional seasonality. Other seasonal trends may develop or existing seasonal trends may become more extreme, as a result of climate change or otherwise, which would contribute to fluctuations in our operating results. The seasonality of our business could also create cash flow management risks if we do not adequately anticipate and plan for periods of decreased activity, which could negatively impact our ability to execute on our strategy, which in turn could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Ouroperating results depend on our ability to obtain vehicles and related components that meet our quality specifications in sufficientquantities and on commercially reasonable terms, and on the stability of international supply chains, third-party partners, and relatedregulatory frameworks.
Our operating results depend on our ability to obtain vehicles and related components that meet our design, safety and quality specifications in sufficient quantities and on commercially reasonable terms. We contract with a limited number of external suppliers to manufacture vehicles based on our design inputs, and we expect to continue to rely on third parties for the production of our current and future vehicles and mobility-related products.
Because we obtain vehicles and certain components from single or limited sources, we are subject to significant supply, pricing, and concentration risks. Many vehicles and components, including those that are available from multiple sources, are or could become at times subject to delivery failures, industry-wide shortages, quality issues or significant pricing fluctuations. The prices and availability of our vehicles, components, and related products could fluctuate depending on factors beyond our control, including market and economic conditions, changes to import or export regulations, tariffs, duties, taxes, and demand dynamics.
Changes in business conditions, force majeure, any public health crises, governmental or regulatory changes, and other factors beyond our control have affected, and could continue to affect, our suppliers’ ability to deliver products on a timely basis. While we have entered into agreements for the supply of our vehicles and other components, there can be no assurance that we will be able to extend or renew these agreements on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, and that our suppliers will have sufficient capacity or financial resources to fulfill our orders. In addition, the vehicles and components we receive may not meet our quality specifications or may contain defects.
As we expand our product and service offerings, including the potential introduction of new vehicle types, technologies, or mobility solutions, our supply chain, manufacturing and regulatory risks may increase. The introduction of new or technologically advanced products may require additional suppliers, specialized components or new manufacturing processes, which could expose us to additional operational, regulatory or cost risks.
New or changing tariffs, duties and taxes applicable to the import or export of vehicles, equipment or parts could negatively affect our cost structure and logistics planning. Customs authorities may also challenge our import classifications or valuations, which could result in additional duties, penalties and interest.
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Any sustained supply disruption, material cost increase, quality failure, regulatory action or inability to secure sufficient quantities of vehicles or components could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Ourbusiness is subject to significant insurance and liability risks, and increases in claims, changes in insurance market conditions orregulatory requirements, or insufficient coverage could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results ofoperations.
In the future, our ride-hailing operations may increasingly rely on insurance coverage maintained by drivers and, in certain cases, by our Company. We currently do not request or verify drivers’ insurance documentation during the registration process. However, as the number of our drivers grows, the ride-hailing market expands in Türkiye, and/or new laws or regulations applicable to our services are introduced, alongside an increase in incidents, third-party insurance companies may alter their policy coverages and premiums for ride-hailing drivers, including our drivers.
Drivers may seek that we facilitate, subsidize or directly provide insurance coverage, including installment payment arrangements, which could increase our operating expenses and working capital requirements. If third-party insurers deny coverage, delay payments or become insolvent, drivers may seek compensation from us directly, potentially resulting in litigation, reputational harm or driver attrition.
We rely on a limited number of third-party insurance providers for various policies, including, but not limited to, general liability, automobile liability, workers’ compensation, property, cyber liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, and an excess umbrella policy. These policies are intended to mitigate risks arising from our operations, including vehicle-related incidents and regulatory requirements. However, insurance may not be available on commercially reasonable terms in the future, coverage limits may be insufficient, deductibles may increase, or insurers may decline to renew policies. Premiums may rise in response to our claims history, sector-wide developments or regulatory changes.
Certain losses may be excluded from insurance coverage including, but not limited to, losses caused by intentional act, pollution, terrorism, war, civil unrest, contamination or similar events. For new or evolving services and products, we may be unable to obtain adequate insurance coverage or may elect not to do so due to cost considerations.
Due to the nature of our business, we may be subject to significant liability based on traffic accidents, injuries, or other incidents involving our vehicles, consumers or drivers. If one or more claims exceeds our coverage limits, or if coverage is unavailable, we would bear the excess costs. In addition, adverse judicial decisions or regulatory developments could establish precedents requiring us to assume greater responsibility for driver-related insurance or damages, increasing our exposure.
We also do not maintain insurance coverage for certain risks, including loss or damage to our two-wheeled electric vehicles due to theft or vandalism. Although historical vehicle losses have been less than 1% of revenues, any material increase in such losses could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
If insurance becomes unavailable, prohibitively expensive or insufficient to cover our risks, or if the frequency or severity of claims exceeds our expectations and historic averages, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Illegal,improper, or inappropriate activity of drivers, riders, and consumers could expose us to liability, regulatory scrutiny, and reputationalharm, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our success depends on driver, rider, and consumer activity and overall experience of trips. As such, illegal, improper, or otherwise inappropriate activities by drivers and consumers, including the activities of individuals who may have previously engaged with, but are not then receiving or providing services offered through our software platform, including using our vehicles, or individuals who are intentionally impersonating drivers, riders or consumers could adversely affect our brand, business, financial condition, and results of operations. Such conduct may include, among other things, assault, harassment, theft, violent assault, rape, kidnapping, or terrorist attacks before, during, or after a trip on our platform reckless driving or riding, traffic violations, improper parking of two-wheeled electric vehicles, consumer account sharing, unauthorized use of credit cards, debit cards, or bank accounts, fraud, identity theft, the transportation or delivery of illegal, restricted, or controlled substances or other prohibited items, and other misconduct. We may be subject to civil claims, criminal investigations, fines, penalties, or other enforcement actions in connection with such activities, even if we are not directly involved in or aware of the underlying conduct.
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These types of behaviors could lead to accidents or injuries, negative publicity for us, and damage to our brand and reputation. Repeated inappropriate driver, rider, and consumer behavior or perceived systemic failures could significantly impact our relationship with municipalities and regulatory authorities. Municipalities and government authorities may impose additional requirements, limit the number of drivers or vehicles permitted to operate, restrict or suspend our services, or revoke licenses or permits necessary for our operations. Further, any negative publicity related to the foregoing, whether such incident occurred on our platform, on our competitors’ platforms, or on any ride-hailing, delivery or ride-hailing platform, could adversely affect our reputation and brand or public perception of the ride-hailing, delivery, and ride-hailing industries as a whole, which could negatively affect demand for platforms like ours, and potentially lead to increased regulatory or litigation exposure.
To protect against such risks, we have implemented various programs to anticipate, identify, and address risk of these activities, such as background checks of drivers, in-app driver and vehicle verification, live location sharing, GPS tracking of trips, panic button, implementing in-house security systems, IoT unit-equipped vehicles and effective use of Closed-Circuit Televisions (“CCTVs”) to reduce theft and vandalism, in-app messaging to outline local regulations to consumers, and credit card pre-authorization to confirm consumer identity and minimize payment fraud. These measures may not adequately address or prevent all illegal, improper, or otherwise inappropriate activity by these parties from occurring in connection with our services and products. Furthermore, if these measures are too restrictive and inadvertently prevent qualified drivers and consumers from using our services and products, or if we are unable to implement and communicate them fairly and transparently or are perceived to have failed to do so, the growth and retention of the number of drivers, riders, and consumers on our platform and their utilization of our platform could be negatively impacted.
Any of the foregoing risks could subject us to significant liability, increased insurance costs, regulatory restrictions, litigation expenses, or reputational damage, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Exposureto product liability claims arising from alleged defects, malfunctions or safety incidents involving our two-wheeled electric vehiclescould adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We are subject to product liability exposure arising from our operations. Consumers or third parties may allege that our two-wheeled electric vehicles malfunctioned or were otherwise defective during the course of their trips. Product liability claims may arise from, among other allegations, defective design, defective manufacture, failure to warn of known risks, inadequate maintenance, component failures or improper use.
Our two-wheeled electric vehicles utilize lithium-ion battery cells, which, under certain circumstances, can rapidly release the energy they contain by venting smoke and flames in a manner that can cause burns and other injuries or ignite nearby materials, as well as other lithium-ion cells. Although we have rarely experienced such events and we implement safety protocols in connection with battery selection, vehicle design, inspection, maintenance and consumer education, we cannot guarantee that battery-related incidents or other vehicle malfunctions will not occur.
We have implemented operational and educational initiatives intended to promote consumer safety and responsible usage, including structured safety training programs and enhanced communication of safety guidance. However, these measures may not eliminate the risk of accidents, injuries or alleged product defects. In addition, evolving regulatory standards or heightened public scrutiny relating to two-wheeled electric vehicle safety could increase our exposure to claims or litigation.
We maintain general liability insurance covering bodily injury and property damage arising from two-wheeled electric vehicle-related incidents. However, insurance coverage may be insufficient to cover all potential claims, may be subject to exclusions or deductibles, and insurers may contest coverage. Product liability claims, whether or not meritorious, could result in significant defense costs, reputational harm, reduced consumer confidence, decreased vehicle usage and increased insurance premiums. Any of these outcomes could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Ourgrowth and performance metrics and estimates, including the key metrics included in this Annual Report, are subject to inherent challengesin measurement, and real or perceived inaccuracies in those metrics may harm our reputation and negatively affect our business.
We regularly review and may adjust our processes for calculating our metrics used to evaluate our growth, measure our performance, and make strategic decisions. These metrics are calculated using internal company data and have not been evaluated by a third party. Our metrics may differ from estimates published by third parties or from similarly titled metrics of our competitors due to differences in methodology or the assumptions on which we rely, and we may make material adjustments to our processes for calculating our metrics in order to enhance accuracy, as better information becomes available or for other reasons, which may result in changes to our metrics. Similarly, we may at times present claims and metrics about the emissions, or other sustainability, benefits of our services and products. The methodologies for determining these benefits are complex and continuously evolving, and there is not currently a single accepted industry standard for these calculations. The estimates and forecasts we disclose relating to the size and expected growth of our addressable markets may prove to be inaccurate. Even if the markets in which we compete meet the size estimates and growth we have forecasted, our business could fail to grow at similar rates, if at all. If investors or analysts do not consider our metrics to be accurate representations of our business, or if we discover material inaccuracies in our metrics, then our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Werely on third-party service providers, including payment processors and operational partners, and if we cannot manage these relationshipsor related regulatory and operational risks, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We rely on a limited number of third-party service providers that currently support, or may support in the future, critical aspects of our services. These include payment processors that facilitate transactions on our platform, as well as operational partners providing services such as battery swaps, repair and maintenance of our two-wheeled electric vehicles, driver onboarding, mapping and navigation solutions, and certain delivery-related logistics support.
If any of these third-party service providers, whether currently working with us or potentially engaged in the future, terminates its relationship with us, declines to renew its agreement with us on mutually agreeable terms, fails to perform as expected, or experiences service disruptions, outages, cybersecurity incidents, financial distress, or regulatory issues, our operations could be disrupted. We may not be able to secure suitable replacements on comparable terms or in a timely manner, and any transition to an alternative provider may also require significant time from our employees and necessitate the use of other limited resources. A prolonged disruption could impair our ability to provide reliable services to drivers, riders, and consumers, which could reduce demand for our platform and harm our reputation.
We rely on third-party payment processors to facilitate substantially all payments made by riders, drivers, and consumers on our platform. If we lose the ability to accept credit cards, debit cards, or other electronic payments, our platform could become less convenient and attractive. Payment processors are subject to operating rules set by payment networks and financial institutions, as well as evolving laws and regulations, including those relating to anti-money laundering, money transmission, privacy, data protection, and information security. New rules and regulations related to payment networks and systems have recently been implemented in Türkiye and, although adapted from EU regulations, the absence of established practice rules and court decisions related to these new rules and regulations in Türkiye creates significant legal uncertainty. If we or our service providers fail to comply with applicable rules and regulations, we may be subject to civil or criminal penalties, fines, higher transaction fees, loss of payment processing privileges, or other enforcement actions.
If we expand into new services or jurisdictions, introduce new payment methods or financial features, we may become subject to additional regulatory regimes. If we are deemed to be a money transmitter or financial service provider in any jurisdiction and are not in compliance with applicable requirements, we may be subject to regulatory scrutiny, fines, penalties, asset forfeiture, or mandated changes to our business practices.
In addition, we are required to pay interchange, processing, and other transaction fees imposed by payment processors, networks, and financial institutions. These fees may increase over time or be restructured in ways that adversely affect our margins. Payment networks may also adopt or reinterpret operating rules in a manner that limits our ability to offer certain services or imposes additional compliance burdens.
More broadly, our dependence on third-party operational partners, whether currently working with us or potentially engaged in the future, subjects us to risks beyond our direct control, including:
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If we fail to establish and maintain satisfactory relationships with our current and potential third-party service providers, including payment processors and operational partners supporting our ride-hailing, micromobility, and delivery services, our ability to scale efficiently, maintain service reliability, and protect our brand could be impaired, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Themarkets in which we operate, including ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicles, are highly competitive, and competitionrepresents an ongoing threat to the growth and success of our business.
The ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle markets are intensely competitive, rapidly evolving, and characterized by low switching costs for riders, drivers, and consumers, as well as relatively low barriers to entry in certain segments. We compete with local and global ride-hailing, taxi-hailing, delivery, and mobility platforms, traditional taxi operators, vehicle ownership, public transportation, and other transportation and logistics alternatives. We may also face competition from new modalities and technologies, including autonomous vehicles and integrated mobility platforms.
Our current and potential competitors may have one or more significant advantages over us, either globally or in particular geographic markets, including:
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| ● | economies<br> of scale and the ability to integrate or leverage synergies or compatibilities with other<br> business units, brands, services or products; |
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| ● | the<br> capacity to leverage their marketing expenditures across a broader portfolio of services<br> or products; |
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| ● | more<br> substantial intellectual property of their own from which they can develop mobile applications<br> and which may predate our intellectual property; |
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In particular, well-capitalized competitors may pursue aggressive pricing strategies, offer significant driver incentives, consumer promotions and discounts, or make substantial marketing and technology investments in Türkiye. Such actions could reduce our market share, increase our consumer acquisition and retention costs, and negatively impact our revenue, margins, and profitability.
Given the minimal switching costs for platform consumers and service providers, competitors may attract riders, drivers, or consumers away from our platform. Increased competition may also result in consolidation transactions among competitors that provide them with scale, pricing advantages, or enhanced technological capabilities.
To remain competitive, we may lower subscription package prices, fares, service fees, or commission rates, or increase incentives and promotions. These actions may reduce our margins and may not result in sustained driver, rider or consumer growth or improved profitability. Additionally, regulatory developments affecting pricing models, commissions, or incentive structures could limit our flexibility to compete effectively.
If we are unable to compete successfully across ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle, our revenue growth may slow, our margins may decline, and our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects could be materially adversely affected.
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Ifour mobile applications, vehicles, or other services have defects, the reputation and brand of our services and products could suffer,which could negatively impact the use of our services and products and our operating results and financial condition.
We believe that establishing and maintaining our brand is critical to attracting engagement with our services and products. Increasing awareness of our brand and recognition of our services and products is particularly important in connection with increasing our consumer base. Our ability to promote our brand and increase recognition of our platform and services depends on our ability to provide high-quality services and products. If consumers do not perceive our services and products as safe and of otherwise high quality (including our mobile applications, vehicles, services and maintenance and repair practices) or if we introduce new services and products that are not favorably received by them, then we may not succeed in building brand recognition and brand loyalty in the marketplace. If our mobile applications or vehicles have physical or other defects, have usability issues, or are subject to acts of vandalism, we might face negative consumer reviews, significant litigation or regulatory challenges, including personal injury or products and services liability claims, decreased usage of our platform and services, and damage our brand.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to detect and fix all defects or vandalism in our services and products. In addition, globalizing and extending our brand and recognition of our services and products is costly and involves extensive management time to execute successfully, particularly as we expand our efforts to increase awareness of our brand, services, and products among a wider range of consumers. If we fail to increase and maintain brand awareness and consumer recognition of our services and products, our potential revenue could be limited, our costs could increase, and our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects could be materially adversely affected.
Anyfailure to offer high-quality consumer support may harm our relationships with consumers and could adversely affect our reputation, brand,business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our ability to attract and retain drivers, riders, and consumers depends in part on the ease and reliability of our services and products, including our ability to provide high-quality support. Drivers, riders, and consumers on our platform depend on our support organization to resolve any issues relating to our services or products, such as retrieving a lost item left in a vehicle, reporting a safety incident, being overcharged for a trip, discovering a damaged vehicle or having difficulty locating a two wheeled electric vehicle. Our ability to provide effective and timely support largely depends on our ability to attract and retain service providers who are qualified to support consumers and sufficiently knowledgeable regarding our services and products. As we expand our geographic reach, we will face challenges related to providing quality support services at scale. Any failure to provide efficient consumer support, or a market perception that we do not maintain high-quality support, could adversely affect our reputation, brand, business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Ourbusiness is subject to interruptions, delays, or failures resulting from geopolitical instability, war, earthquakes, other natural catastrophicevents, terrorism, public health crises, and other unexpected events.
Our services and operations, and the operations of our third-party service providers, are vulnerable to damage or disruption from earthquakes, severe weather events, fires, power outages, telecommunications failures, cyber or human errors, acts of war or terrorism, geopolitical instability, and other catastrophic events. Public health crises, including pandemics, as well as political or economic instability, may reduce demand for mobility services, disrupt supply chains, impact driver or consumer activity, or impair the broader economy.
A significant portion of Türkiye’s population and most of its economic resources are located in first-degree earthquake risk zones (i.e., the highest level of risk of damage from earthquakes), and a number of our properties and business operations in Türkiye are located in such zones. Türkiye has experienced a large number of earthquakes in recent years, some of which were severe and caused widespread destruction, loss of life, displacement, and disruption to economic activity and supply chains. Future earthquakes or other natural disasters could disrupt transportation networks, damage infrastructure, affect our workforce, and negatively impact economic activity in the regions where we operate. Such events could also disrupt our operations or those of our partners and service providers.
For example, the February 6, 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye disrupted economic activity in certain regions, and the COVID-19 pandemic led to temporary declines in demand for our services. More recently, the military conflict involving Iran that commenced in February 2026 has disrupted global shipping routes, including through the Strait of Hormuz, and has increased the risk of broader regional instability that could directly affect our operations in Türkiye. Similar events in the future, including acts of war, armed conflict, terrorism, civil unrest, or heightened geopolitical tensions, could adversely affect consumer demand, driver supply, fuel and energy availability, the continuity of our charging and fleet operations, consumer confidence and spending, or the availability and performance of critical technologies, including GPS and telecommunications infrastructure.
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Any prolonged service disruption affecting our platform, third-party infrastructure, or critical systems, whether due to natural disasters, public health crises, war, terrorism, civil unrest, geopolitical instability, or related governmental or military responses, could result in reduced revenue, increased costs, reputational harm, regulatory scrutiny, operational limitations, interruptions to satellite-based or telecommunications systems, broader economic volatility, and losses that may not be fully covered by insurance.
The occurrence of any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Theloss of one or more of our key personnel, or our failure to attract and retain other highly qualified personnel in the future, couldharm our business.
Our success and ability to grow our business depend on the talents and efforts of highly skilled individuals. We devote significant resources to identifying, recruiting, hiring, integrating, training, developing, motivating, and retaining such highly skilled personnel. We may not be successful in attracting and retaining qualified personnel to fulfill our current or future needs. Also, all of our employees, including our management team, work for us on an at-will basis, and there is no assurance that any such employee will remain with us. Our competitors may be successful in recruiting and hiring members of our management team or other key employees, and it may be difficult for us to find suitable replacements on a timely basis, on competitive terms, or at all. If we are unable to attract and retain the necessary personnel, particularly in critical areas of our business, we may not achieve our strategic goals.
We currently depend on the continued services and performance of our key personnel, including our executive team, business development team, product managers, engineers, and others. People with these skills are in high demand in Türkiye, where our headquarters are located and we will continue to face increased competition for talent. To attract and retain top talent, we have had to offer, and we believe we will need to continue to offer, competitive compensation and benefits packages. Job candidates and existing personnel often consider the value of the equity awards they receive in connection with their employment. If the perceived value of our equity awards declines or we are unable to provide competitive compensation packages, it may adversely affect our ability to attract and retain highly qualified personnel, and we may experience increased attrition. Certain employees may receive significant proceeds from sales of our equity in the public markets, which may reduce their motivation to continue to work for us. We may need to invest significant amounts of cash and equity to attract and retain new employees and expend significant time and resources to identify, recruit, train, and integrate such employees, and we may never realize returns on these investments. If we are unable to effectively manage our hiring needs or successfully integrate new hires, our efficiency, ability to meet forecasts and employee morale, productivity, and retention could suffer, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Theimpact of economic conditions, including the resulting effect on discretionary consumer spending, may harm our business and operatingresults.
Our performance is subject to economic conditions and their impact on levels of discretionary consumer spending. Some of the factors that affect discretionary consumer spending include general economic conditions, unemployment, consumer debt, reductions in net worth, residential real estate and mortgage markets, taxation, energy prices, interest rates, consumer confidence, and other macroeconomic factors. Consumer preferences tend to shift to lower-cost alternatives during recessionary periods and other periods when disposable income is adversely affected. In such circumstances, consumers may not choose to use our services and products to get around, seeking alternative low-cost options. An economic downturn resulting in a prolonged recessionary period may have a further adverse effect on our revenue.
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Ourcompany culture has contributed to our success and if we cannot maintain this culture as we grow, our business could be harmed.
We believe that our company culture has been critical to our success. We may face a number of challenges that may affect our ability to sustain our corporate culture, including:
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| ● | the<br> increasing need to develop expertise in new areas of business that affect us; |
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From time to time, we may engage in workforce reductions in order to better align our operations with our strategic priorities, manage our cost structure, or in connection with acquisitions. These actions may adversely affect our ability to attract and retain personnel and maintain our culture. If we are not able to maintain our culture, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Weare subject to risks associated with doing business in an emerging market.
We operate in Türkiye and derive substantially all of our revenue from activities in Türkiye. As a result, our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects are significantly affected by the overall level of economic activity and political stability in Türkiye. Although Türkiye has undertaken political and economic reforms in recent years, it continues to be considered by international investors to be an emerging market. Emerging markets such as Türkiye are more likely than developed markets to be perceived negatively by investors because of external events, and financial turmoil in any emerging market (or global markets generally) could disrupt the business environment in Türkiye. Moreover, financial turmoil in one or more emerging market tends to adversely affect prices for securities in other emerging market countries as investors move their money to countries that are perceived to be more stable and economically developed. An increase in the perceived risks associated with investing in emerging economies could dampen capital flows to Türkiye and adversely affect the Turkish economy. For example, the military conflict involving Iran that commenced in February 2026 has contributed to increased volatility in Turkish financial markets and may heighten the perceived risks associated with investing in Türkiye and other emerging markets in the region. Political developments in Türkiye, including events that have contributed to significant volatility in the Turkish equity markets, may further increase the perceived risks of investing in Türkiye. Investors’ interest in Türkiye could be negatively affected by events in other emerging markets or the global economy in general, which could adversely affect the value of our business and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and prospects.
Ourbusiness would be adversely affected if drivers were classified as employees, workers, or quasi-employees in the future.
The classification of drivers is not currently being challenged in Türkiye by legislators or by government agencies. However, our global peers face numerous legal proceedings, including putative class and collective class action lawsuits in different countries, claiming that drivers should be treated as company employees (or as workers or quasi-employees where those statuses exist), rather than as independent contractors. We believe drivers are independent contractors since they can choose the platform they work on regardless of any performance criteria and switch between platforms without any penalties. They can also choose the time and location to provide their services. However, we might not successfully uphold the classification of drivers in certain jurisdictions, which may also lead to arbitration demands against us that assert similar classification claims. Changes to laws and regulations governing the definition or classification of independent contractors could require the classification of drivers as employees (or workers or quasi-employees where those statuses exist).
Such reclassification of drivers could lead the group of drivers to become represented by labor unions. If the number of unionized drivers were to become significant, collective bargaining agreement terms may deviate significantly from our business model and we may be required to change it. In addition, a labor dispute involving drivers may harm our reputation, disrupt our operations, reduce our future net revenues, and increase the resolution costs of labor disputes.
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Furthermore, due to the competition for attracting and onboarding drivers, which might be intense, we may not employ adequate drivers currently using our platform to meet the consumer demand. Even if we manage to retain drivers initially, drivers might change their platform easily, slowing down our long-term growth. Additionally, any such reclassification would require us to fundamentally change our business model, consequently having an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.
In addition to the risks of incurring significant additional expenses for compensating drivers, including expenses related to wages (including minimum wage, overtime, and meal and rest period requirements), employee benefits, social security contributions, taxes (direct and indirect), and potential penalties, the expenses tied to defending, settling, or resolving ongoing and future legal disputes (including arbitration demands) may be significant for our business which could adversely affect the value of our business and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and prospects.
Climatechange, sustainability initiatives, and evolving environmental regulations risks may adversely affect our operations, costs, and reputation.
Our operations may be subject to climate-related physical risks, including extreme weather events, natural disasters, heatwaves, flooding, and other severe climate conditions that could disrupt our ability to operate, damage infrastructure, reduce consumer and driver activity, or result in temporary shutdowns. Given the nature of the motorcycle-hailing, motorcycle-delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle businesses, which are conducted primarily outdoors and depend on road accessibility and favorable weather conditions, we may be particularly vulnerable to such disruptions.
In addition, increasing regulatory, investor, and public focus on climate change and sustainability may result in new or more stringent environmental laws, regulations, and standards. As Türkiye continues to promote domestically produced electric vehicles and lower-carbon transportation solutions, regulators may mandate or incentivize a transition from fossil-fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles for mobility and delivery services. Such measures could include emissions standards, vehicle restrictions, licensing conditions, carbon-related taxes, or additional fees imposed on drivers using internal combustion engine vehicles.
Any required or accelerated transition to electric vehicles could increase costs for drivers and fleet operators, which may reduce driver supply, slow platform growth, or lead drivers to seek financial support or incentives from us. If we are unable to facilitate or adapt to such a transition in a cost-effective manner, our operations, growth prospects, and competitive position could be adversely affected.
Furthermore, failure to meet evolving environmental expectations or sustainability standards, whether regulatory or market-driven, could result in reputational harm, reduced consumer demand, or diminished investor confidence. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects.
Wehave announced our sustainability targets which may require substantial effort, resources, and management time to achieve. However, unforeseencircumstances, some beyond our control, could necessitate adjustments to our planned timelines for fulfilling these commitments.
Our sustainability targets include achieving net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions and net-zero inbound logistics operations by 2030 (Scope 3). Achieving the targets may require significant investment of effort, resources, and management time. However, factors such as epidemics, changing regulations and policies, technological advancements (e.g., battery storage and charging stations), accessibility to electric vehicles (“EVs”) by drivers, and the convenience and costs of EV charging stations may present unforeseen challenges beyond our control.
Additionally, as we expand into new business sectors and geographies, such as ride-hailing, delivery services, and financial services, we may need to adjust our calculation methods or operational scopes included in these sustainability calculations.
Failure to comply with climate-related regulations, meet our announced sustainability targets within the agreed timeframe, or achieve them at all could negatively impact our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and prospects.
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Ourability to continue as a going concern depends on our capacity to secure sufficient funding to finance our operations due to our historyof recurring losses and anticipated expenditures.
Our audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. The going concern basis of the presentation assumes that we will continue in operation for the foreseeable future, will be able to realize our assets, and satisfy our liabilities in the normal course of business. These audited financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from our inability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is subject, in part, to our ability to continue raising additional capital through equity offerings or debt financings. However, we may not be able to secure additional financing in a timely manner or on favorable terms, if at all, and may not receive any milestone payments. If we cannot continue as a going concern, we may have to liquidate our assets and may receive less than the value at which those assets are carried on our financial statements, and it is likely that our shareholders may lose some or all of their investment in us. If we seek additional financing to fund our business activities in the future and there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, investors or other financing sources may be unwilling to provide additional funding on commercially reasonable terms or at all, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Wehave debts and may incur additional debts in the future. Our debt repayment obligations may limit our available resources and the termsof debt instruments may limit our flexibility in operating our business.
As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $85.8 million total convertible notes outstanding. We may incur additional debts, secure existing or future debts, or refinance existing debts in the future.
We may need to incur additional debt to fund our growing operations, and the terms of such financing may not be favorable. To the extent that convertible notes are not converted into Ordinary Shares, a substantial portion of our cash flow, cash on hand, and capital raised may be used to pay the principal and interest on our indebtedness. These payments would reduce funds available for working capital, capital expenditures, and other corporate purposes, which may in turn limit our ability to implement our business strategy, pursue expansion plans, or respond to business opportunities as they arise. Conversely, to the extent that convertible notes are converted into Ordinary Shares, existing shareholders would experience dilution. See “—Convertible notes issued and outstanding, or that we mayissue in the future, may have a material adverse effect on our financial results, result in dilution to our shareholders, and createdownward pressure on the price of our Ordinary Shares” for more information.
Our debt obligations may also increase our vulnerability to downturns in our business, in the industries in which we operate, or in the broader economy, and may limit our flexibility in planning or reacting to changes. Our business might not generate sufficient cash flow from operations, and future financing may not be available in sufficient amounts or on favorable terms to enable us to make timely debt payments or fund our operations.
Future debt agreements could include covenants or other restrictions that limit our ability to take certain actions, such as incurring additional debt and encumbrances, carrying out corporate reorganizations, selling assets, paying dividends or making other acquisitions or divestitures. If we breach any such future covenants, we could be held in default, which could accelerate repayment obligations. A default could require immediate repayment of all or part of our debt, trigger cross-defaults under other debt agreements, allow lenders to foreclose on pledged assets, or prevent us from refinancing on favorable terms or at all, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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Anyactual or perceived security or privacy breach could interrupt our operations and adversely affect our reputation, brand, business, financialcondition, and results of operations.
Our business involves the collection, storage, processing, and transmission of consumers’ personal data and other sensitive data. An increasing number of organizations, including large online and offline merchants and businesses, other Internet companies, financial institutions, and government institutions, have disclosed breaches of their information security systems and other information security incidents, some of which have involved sophisticated and highly targeted attacks. Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access to or to sabotage information systems change frequently and may not be known until launched, we may be unable to anticipate or prevent these attacks. For example, in February 2022 an unknown actor claimed that they were able to access and obtain consumer data from our servers. After notifying Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Authority (Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu) (“TDPA”), we conducted an internal investigation into the matter and have not been able to verify the actor’s claim nor do we believe the actor obtained any consumer data. Unauthorized parties may in the future gain access to our systems or facilities through various means, including gaining unauthorized access into our systems or facilities or those of our service providers, partners or consumers on our platform, or attempting to fraudulently induce our employees, service providers, partners, consumers or others into disclosing consumer names, passwords, payment card information or other sensitive information, which may in turn be used to access our information technology systems, or attempting to fraudulently induce employees, partners or others into manipulating payment information, resulting in the fraudulent transfer of funds to criminal actors. In addition, consumers on our platform could have vulnerabilities on their own mobile devices that are entirely unrelated to our systems and platform but could mistakenly attribute their own vulnerabilities to us. Further, breaches experienced by other companies may also be leveraged against us. For example, credential stuffing attacks are becoming increasingly common and sophisticated actors can mask their attacks, making them increasingly difficult to identify and prevent. Certain efforts may be state-sponsored or supported by significant financial and technological resources, making them even more difficult to detect.
Although we use systems and processes that are designed to protect consumers’ data, prevent data loss and prevent other security breaches, these security measures cannot guarantee security. Our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to cyberattacks or security breaches, and third parties may be able to access our consumers’ personal information and limited payment card data that are accessible through those systems. Employee error, malfeasance or other errors in the storage, use or transmission of personal information could result in an actual or perceived privacy or security breach or other security incident. Although we have policies restricting access to the personal information we store, we may be subject to accusations in the future of employees violating these policies.
Any actual or perceived breach of privacy or security could interrupt our operations, result in our platform being unavailable, result in loss or improper disclosure of data, result in fraudulent transfer of funds, harm our reputation and brand, damage our relationships with third-party partners, result in significant legal, regulatory, and financial exposure and lead to loss of consumer confidence in, or decreased use of, our platform, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Any breach of privacy or security impacting any entities with which we share or disclose data (including, for example, third-party technology providers) could have similar effects. Further, any cyberattacks, or security and privacy breaches directed at our competitors could reduce confidence in the industries in which we operate as a whole and, as a result, reduce confidence in us.
Additionally, defending against claims or litigation based on any security breach or incident, regardless of their merit, could be costly and divert management’s attention.
Our insurance coverage might not be adequate for data handling or data security liabilities actually incurred, and we cannot assure you that insurance will continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, or that any insurer will not deny coverage as to any future claim. The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that exceed available insurance coverage, or the occurrence of changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements, could have an adverse effect on our reputation, brand, business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Convertiblenotes issued and outstanding, or that we may issue in the future, may have a material adverse effect on our financial results, resultin dilution to our shareholders, and create downward pressure on the price of our Ordinary Shares.
As of December 31, 2025, the total amount of convertible notes outstanding, which includes additional investment amounts from current and new subscribers, accrued interest, and incentive shares reduced from the convertible note liabilities, was approximately $85.8 million. Of this amount, approximately $81.5 million was in-the-money at an exercise price of $1.65. In addition, we may issue additional convertible notes or other convertible securities in the future as part of our financing activities.
The sale of the convertible notes may affect our earnings per share figures, as accounting procedures may require that the number of Ordinary Shares into which the convertible notes are convertible be included in the calculation of earnings per share. If Ordinary Shares are issued to holders of the convertible notes upon conversion, there will be dilution to our stockholders’ equity, and the market price of our Ordinary Shares may decrease due to the additional selling pressure in the market. Any downward pressure on the price of Ordinary Shares caused by the sale, or potential sale, of shares issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes could also encourage short sales by third parties, creating additional selling pressure on our share price.
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RisksRelated to Our Intellectual Property and Technology
Ourconsumer growth and engagement on mobile devices depend upon effective operation with mobile operating systems, networks, and standardsthat we do not control.
Our revenue is generated from the use of our mobile application, which we refer to as the “Marti App”. There is no guarantee that popular mobile devices or application stores will continue to feature our mobile application, or that mobile device users will continue to use our services and products rather than competing services and products. We are dependent on the interoperability of the Marti App with popular mobile operating systems, networks, and standards that we do not control, such as the Android and iOS operating systems. Any changes, bugs, or technical issues in such systems, or changes in our relationships with mobile operating system partners, handset manufacturers, or mobile carriers, or in their terms of service or policies that degrade our products’ and services’ functionality, availability, reduce or eliminate our ability to distribute our services and products, give preferential treatment to competitive services and products, or charge fees related to the distribution of our services and products, could adversely affect the usage of the Marti App on mobile devices and revenue. Additionally, in order to deliver a high-quality mobile application, it is important that our services and products work well with a range of mobile technologies, systems, networks, and standards that we do not control, and that we have good relationships with handset manufacturers and mobile carriers. We may not be successful in maintaining or developing relationships with key participants in the mobile ecosystem or in developing services and products that operate effectively with these technologies, systems, networks, or standards. In the event that it is more difficult for our consumers to access and use the Marti App on their mobile devices, or if our consumers choose not to access or use the Marti App on their mobile devices or use mobile products that do not offer access to the Marti App, our consumer growth and consumer engagement could be harmed. From time to time, we may also take actions regarding the distribution of our services and products or the operation of our business based on what we believe to be in our long-term best interests. Such actions may adversely affect our consumers and our relationships with the operators of mobile operating systems, handset manufacturers, mobile carriers, or other business partners, and there is no assurance that these actions will result in any benefits in the short or long term. In the event that our consumers are adversely affected by these actions or if our relationships with such third parties deteriorate, our consumer growth and engagement could be adversely affected and our business could be harmed.
Ourbusiness could be adversely impacted by changes in consumers’ Internet and mobile device accessibility and unfavorable changes,in or our failure to comply with, existing or future laws governing the Internet and mobile devices.
Our business depends on consumers’ access to our platform via a mobile device and the Internet. We may operate in jurisdictions that provide limited Internet connectivity, particularly as we expand into more remote areas in the markets in which we operate. Internet access and access to a mobile device are frequently provided by companies with significant market power that could take actions that degrade, disrupt, or increase the cost of consumers’ ability to access our platform. In addition, the Internet’s infrastructure that we and consumers of our software platform rely on in any particular geographic area may be unable to support the demands placed upon it. Any such failure in Internet or mobile device accessibility, even for a short period of time, could adversely affect our results of operations.
Moreover, we are subject to a number of laws and regulations specifically governing the internet and mobile devices that are constantly evolving, including the legal principles and regulations that govern the use of the internet. Existing and future laws and regulations, or changes thereto, may impede the growth and availability of the Internet and online products and services, require us to change our business practices, or raise compliance costs or other costs of doing business. These laws and regulations, which continue to evolve, cover taxation, privacy and data protection, pricing, copyrights, distribution, mobile and other communications, advertising practices, consumer protections, the provision of online payment services, unencumbered Internet access to our offering, and the characteristics and quality of online products and services, among other things. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with any of these laws or regulations could result in damage to our reputation and brand a loss of business and proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities or others, which could adversely impact our results of operations.
Wemay be subject to intellectual property rights claims and other litigation that are expensive to defend, or may be unable to adequatelyprotect our intellectual property, either of which could materially adversely affect our business.
Companies in the technology industry, like ours, often own a significant number of copyrights, trademarks, patents, domain names, and trade secrets and frequently engage in litigation based on allegations of infringement, misappropriation or other violations of intellectual property or other rights. As we face increasing competition and gain greater visibility, the likelihood of intellectual property rights claims against us could increase. Defending such claims can be time-consuming and expensive, regardless of their merits, and may divert management’s attention and resources.
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In addition, we use open source software in our website, mobile applications and backend applications, and expect to continue doing so in the future. From time to time, we may face claims from companies that incorporate open source software into their products, claiming ownership of, or demanding release of, the source code, the open source software and/or derivative works that were developed using such software, or otherwise seeking to enforce the terms of the applicable open source license, including by altering the terms on which we license our software to others.
We also rely, and expect to continue to rely, on a combination of contractual protections with our employees, consultants and other third parties, as well as trademark, copyright and trade secret laws, to protect our proprietary rights. However, these measures may not be sufficient to prevent unauthorized use or infringement. Third parties may challenge our intellectual property rights, our applications for registration may not be approved, or others may claim priority over our intellectual property. If we are found to have infringed or otherwise violated the intellectual property rights of third parties, we may be required to pay substantial damages, enter into licensing arrangements that may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all, or modify, suspend or discontinue certain technologies, services or operations.
If we are unable to adequately protect our intellectual property or defend against such claims, the value of our brand and other intangible assets may be diminished and competitors may be able to more effectively replicate our services or business model, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Significantdisruptions to our technology systems and platform, third-party infrastructure, or satellite navigation systems could impair our services,harm our reputation, and adversely affect our business.
Our reputation and ability to attract and retain consumers and grow our business depends on our ability to operate our platform with high levels of reliability, scalability, security, and performance. Our services rely on complex information technology systems and mobile applications that support ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle operations. Failures in our software, hardware, networks, or internal information technology systems could impair the availability, speed, or functionality of our mobile applications and platform services, which could harm our reputation and reduce consumer engagement.
Our platform also depends on third-party service providers, including cloud infrastructure providers that host our data and support our application programming interfaces. Any damage to or failure of our systems or those of our third-party providers’ hosting facilities, including hardware failures, service outages, or unsuccessful or delayed data transfers, could interrupt or degrade our services and lead our consumers and potential consumers to perceive our platform is unreliable.
Our services and products depend on GPS and other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (“GNSS”) to determine and display the locations of drivers, riders, consumers, and our two-wheeled electric vehicles and to support core platform functionality. These satellite systems and their ground infrastructure are complex electronic systems operated by the U.S. government and maintained by the U.S. Department of Defense. They may experience mechanical or electronic failures, degradation, sabotage, or disruption due to the hostile space environment. Some satellites currently in operation have exceeded their originally designed lifespan, and repairing or replacing damaged satellites may take significant time. In addition, system modernization updates or changes in U.S. government policy affecting GPS availability could impair the functionality or accessibility of these systems.
If access to GPS or other GNSS services were lost or degraded, we may be unable to accurately determine or display the locations of drivers, riders, consumers, and our two-wheeled electric vehicles. This could impair our ability to match riders or consumers with drivers, calculate trip distances and pricing, display nearby vehicles in our application, or enable our operations teams to locate and retrieve two-wheeled electric vehicles, which could reduce demand for our services and increase the risk of vehicle theft or loss.
Our systems and those of third-party service providers upon which we rely may also experience disruptions or degradation due to hardware or software defects, distributed denial-of-service and other cyberattacks, computer viruses, ransomware, malware, fraud, human error, or intentional acts such as break-ins, sabotage, theft, or vandalism, including by insiders. Interruptions may also arise from external events such as earthquakes, floods, fires, natural disasters, power outages, telecommunications failures, military or political conflicts, wars, or terrorist attacks. Some of our systems are not fully redundant, our disaster recovery plans may not address all scenarios, and our business interruption insurance may be insufficient to cover all resulting losses.
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Disruptions affecting the availability, speed, or functionality of our services and products could result in lost revenue, reduced consumer activity, reputational harm, and the loss of consumers. In addition, if such disruptions cause harm or losses to consumers, we may choose to make voluntary payments to affected consumers or could face claims seeking monetary or contractual remedies. Addressing these disruptions and responding to related claims may be time-consuming, costly, and could require significant management attention.
Any disruption affecting our technology systems, third-party infrastructure, or satellite navigation systems, including system failures, cloud service outages, cyberattacks, natural disasters, geopolitical events, or the loss or degradation of GPS or other GNSS services, could impair our ability to deliver our services, reduce consumer demand, increase operational costs, and materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Computermalware, viruses, hacking, phishing attacks, and spamming could harm our business and results of operations.
The prevalence of computer malware, viruses, hacking, and phishing attacks has increased in our industry and may occur on our systems or on the systems of our third-party service providers in the future. Though it is difficult to determine what, if any, harm may directly result from any specific interruption or attack, any failure to maintain performance, reliability, security, integrity, and availability of our services, products, and technical infrastructure could adversely affect our reputation and our ability to retain existing consumers and attract new consumers. We have been targeted by phishing attempts in the past and may be further targeted in the future. In addition, we may experience other cybersecurity incidents, including unauthorized access, data breaches, distributed denial-of-service attacks, ransomware attacks, or other malicious activities, which could result in the loss, misuse, or disclosure of sensitive information, business interruptions, regulatory investigations, or potential legal liability.
RisksRelated to Legal Matters and Regulations
Actionby governmental authorities to restrict access to our services and products in their localities could substantially harm our businessand financial results.
The ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle industries are relatively nascent, rapidly evolving, and subject to increasing regulatory scrutiny. Government authorities at the national and municipal levels have in the past, and may in the future, impose restrictions on, limit access to, or suspend our services and products in certain localities, either temporarily or permanently.
In particular, certain district municipalities in Istanbul, the city that accounts for a significant portion of our two-wheeled electric vehicle trips, have expressed and may continue to express concerns regarding two-wheeled electric vehicle usage in public areas and may request or require operators to reduce fleet sizes, relocate vehicles, or install designated parking infrastructure. Similar regulatory oversight can apply to ride-hailing and delivery operations, including requirements for permits, fleet limits, or operational restrictions in congested areas. Compliance with such requirements could result in additional capital expenditures and operational constraints. As of the date of this Annual Report, we have not received any formal written notices from district municipalities; however, we continue to monitor ongoing discussions and regulatory developments at the municipal level.
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has adopted regulations that include designated parking zones, speed limitations in certain areas, and recurring consumer education requirements. In addition, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, together with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and the Ministry of Interior, has adopted regulations requiring shared e-scooter operators to implement software-based geofencing to restrict access to designated zones, transmit real-time location data to a centralized government platform, and comply with speed limitations enforced through automated controls. Non-compliance may result in administrative fines and potential suspension of operating permits. Similar measures could extend to other services and fleet types if regulators deem it necessary for safety or traffic management.
To continue operating in the cities in which we operate, we must comply with evolving laws and regulations, including permitting requirements, safety-related obligations, fleet caps, and parking zone rules. From time to time, we need to participate in competitive tender or licensing processes to obtain or renew operating permits. Failure to secure or renew such permits could result in suspension or termination of operations in affected markets.
Government authorities may also restrict or block access to our services if they determine that we are not in compliance with applicable laws, present public safety concerns, or for other policy reasons. If access to our services or products is restricted, in whole or in part, or if additional operational limitations are imposed, our ability to retain and grow our consumer base, expand into new markets, and increase engagement could be adversely affected. Any such restrictions, or our inability to compete effectively in markets where access is limited, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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Ourbusiness is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations, many of which are evolving, and failure to comply with such laws and regulationscould adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We are subject to several laws in Türkiye, including the Highway Traffic Code, the Regulation on Electric Scooters, the Regulation on Highway Traffic, the Code on Protection of Competition, the Code on Environment, the Code on Personal Data Protection, the Code on Protection of Consumers, the Code on Intellectual Property Rights, the Code on Industrial Property Rights, and the Law on Municipal Revenues, and regulations and standards governing issues such as ridesharing, product liability, personal injury, text messaging, subscription services, intellectual property, consumer protection, taxation, privacy, data security, competition, terms of service, mobile application accessibility, and vehicle sharing are often complex, constantly evolving and subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity. As a result, their application in practice may change or develop over time through judicial decisions or as new guidance or interpretations are provided by regulatory and governing bodies. Regulatory changes at the national or local level could result in severe restrictions to ride-hailing, delivery, two-wheeled electric vehicle or shared mobility services and products, including outright bans of certain services or products, revocation of one or more of our operating licenses, reductions in the number of our vehicles allowed in certain cities and/or districts, and additional requirements to obtain and/or renew an operating license, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
The ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle sharing industries and our business model are relatively nascent and rapidly evolving, particularly in the markets in which we operate. Under Türkiye’s current regulatory framework, we are subject to a multi-tiered license process that requires us to procure a national license from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and city-level licenses in each city in which we operate or propose to operate for our two-wheeled electric vehicle services. Additionally, we must pay a per-vehicle daily occupancy fee to each district in which we operate our two-wheeled electric vehicles. New laws and regulations and changes to existing laws and regulations continue to be adopted, implemented, and interpreted in response to the industry and related technologies, and we could be subject to intense and even conflicting regulatory pressure from national, regional, and local regulatory authorities. As we expand our business into new markets or introduce new services and products into existing or new markets, regulatory bodies or courts may claim that we or consumers on our platform are subject to additional requirements, that we are prohibited from conducting business in certain jurisdictions, or that consumers on our platform are prohibited from using the platform, either generally or with respect to certain services and products. Adverse changes in laws or regulations at all levels of government or bans on or material limitations to our services or products could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Certain jurisdictions and governmental entities require us to obtain permits, pay fees or penalties, or comply with certain other requirements to provide ride-hailing, delivery, and/or two-wheeled electric vehicle sharing services and products. These jurisdictions and governmental entities may reject our applications for permits or deny renewals, delay our ability to operate, increase their fees or charge new types of fees, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Additionally, many of the permits that we have received are for set periods of time and require renewal every one to two years. If governmental authorities were to revoke any permit that we had previously been granted or deny the renewal of any of our permits, consumers of our certain services and associated revenues could decrease.
Regulatory bodies may enact new laws or promulgate new regulations that are adverse to our business, or they may view matters or interpret laws and regulations differently than they have in the past or in a manner adverse to our business. Such regulatory scrutiny or action may create different or conflicting obligations on us across different jurisdictions.
Our success, or perceived success, and increased visibility may also prompt some businesses that view our business model negatively to raise their concerns to local policymakers and regulators. These businesses and their trade association groups or other organizations may take actions and employ significant resources to shape the legal and regulatory regimes in jurisdictions where we may have, or seek to have, a market presence in an effort to change such legal and regulatory regimes in ways intended to adversely affect or impede our business and the ability of consumers to utilize our platform.
Any of the foregoing risks could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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Governmentregulation of the internet and consumer privacy is evolving and negative changes could substantially harm our business and operatingresults.
We are subject to various business regulations and laws, including those specifically governing the internet and consumer privacy, including the processing and storage of personal information. Existing and future regulations and laws could impede the growth of the internet or other online services. These regulations and laws may involve taxation, tariffs, data protection, content, copyrights, distribution, electronic contracts and other communications, consumer protection and the characteristics and quality of services, any of which may substantially harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
As substantially all of our operations are located in Türkiye, we are particularly exposed to the evolving regulatory framework applicable to internet platforms and digital services in Türkiye. The legal framework governing areas such as e-commerce, online content, and digital platforms remains relatively new and continues to develop, and judicial and regulatory interpretations may be inconsistent or subject to change.
Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with our posted privacy policies, our privacy-related obligations to consumers or other third parties, or any other legal obligations or regulatory requirements relating to privacy, data protection or information security may result in governmental investigations or enforcement actions, litigation, claims or public statements against us by consumer advocacy groups or others and could result in significant liability, cause our consumers to lose trust in us, and otherwise materially and adversely affect our reputation and business. Furthermore, the costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, the laws, regulations, and policies that are applicable to the businesses of our consumers may limit the adoption and use of, and reduce the overall demand for, our platform. Additionally, if third parties we work with violate applicable laws, regulations, or agreements, such violations may put our consumers’ data at risk, could result in governmental investigations or enforcement actions, fines, litigation, claims, or public statements against us by consumer advocacy groups or others and could result in significant liability, cause our consumers to lose trust in us and otherwise materially and adversely affect our reputation and business. Further, public scrutiny of, or complaints about, technology companies or their data handling or data protection practices, even if unrelated to our business, industry or operations, may lead to increased scrutiny of technology companies, including us, and may cause government agencies to enact additional regulatory requirements, or to modify their enforcement or investigation activities, which may increase our costs and risks.
Additionally, certain actions of our consumers that are deemed to be a misuse of or unauthorized disclosure of another consumer’s personal data could negatively affect our reputation and brand and impose liability on us. The safeguards we have in place may not be sufficient to avoid liability on our part or avoid harm to our reputation and brand, especially if such misuse or unauthorized disclosure of personal data was high profile, which could adversely affect our ability to expand our consumer base, and our business and financial results.
Our business could be adversely affected if laws or regulations are adopted, interpreted, or implemented in a manner that is inconsistent with our current business practices and that require changes to these practices, the design of our features, websites, mobile applications, or our privacy policies. Furthermore, our business could be harmed by any significant change to applicable laws, regulations or industry practices or the requirements of platform providers regarding the use or disclosure of data our consumers choose to share with us, age verification, underage consumers or the manner in which the express or implied consent of consumers for such use and disclosure is obtained. Such changes may require us to modify our websites and mobile applications features and advertising practices, possibly in a material manner, and may limit our ability to use the data that our consumers share with us as well as our ability to monetize our products and services. In addition, any failure by us to comply with such regulations could result in our incurrence of material liabilities.
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Wecollect, store, process and use personal information and other consumer data, which subjects us to government regulation and other legalobligations related to privacy, information security, and data protection, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligationscould harm our business.
We collect, store, process and use personal information and other consumer data. Such information may include, among other things, identifiers (such as name, date of birth and contact details), government-issued identification information (where required), driver-related information (such as driver’s license details), trip-related information (including pickup and drop-off locations, timestamps and ride history), device and usage data (such as device type, device ID and usage patterns), transaction records, and location data. We may also process limited payment-related information through third-party payment service providers. Due to the volume and types of personal information and data we manage and the nature of our services, products, and applications, the security features of our platform and information systems are critical. If our security measures or applications are breached, disrupted or fail, unauthorized persons may be able to obtain access to consumer data. If we or our third-party service providers or business partners were to experience a breach, disruption or failure of systems compromising our consumers’ data or the media suggested that our security measures or those of our third-party service providers were insufficient, our brand and reputation could be adversely affected, use of our services and products could decrease, and we could be exposed to a risk of loss, litigation, and regulatory proceedings. Depending on the nature of the information compromised, in the event of a data breach, disruption or other unauthorized access to our consumer data, we may also have obligations to notify the relevant governmental bodies and consumers about the incident and we may need to provide some form of remedy for the individuals affected by the incident. A growing number of legislative and regulatory bodies have adopted consumer notification requirements in the event of unauthorized access to or acquisition of certain types of personal data. Such breach notification laws continue to evolve and may be inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another. Complying with these obligations could cause us to incur substantial costs and could increase negative publicity surrounding any incident that compromises consumer data. Our consumers may also accidentally disclose or lose control of their passwords, creating the perception that our systems or those of our third-party service providers are not secure against third-party access. Additionally, if third parties we work with, such as vendors, business partners, service providers, or developers, violate applicable laws, agreements, or our policies, or experience security breaches that affect our consumer information, such violations or breaches may also put our consumers’ information at risk and could in turn have an adverse effect on our business.
Ourservices and products have and could continue to subject us to additional laws and regulations, and any actual or perceived failure byus to comply with such laws and regulations or manage the increased costs associated with such laws or regulations could adversely affectour business, financial condition, or results of operations.
Laws and regulations are continuously evolving, and compliance is costly, often requiring changes to our business practices and significant management time and effort. It is not always clear how existing laws apply to our new business models. We strive to comply with all applicable laws, but the scope and interpretation of the laws that are or may be applicable to us is often uncertain and may conflict across jurisdictions. As we enter new businesses or introduce new lines of business, we may be subjected to ambiguous or broad laws and regulations, which could adversely affect our operational costs.
For example, On February 3, 2023, the Istanbul Otomobilciler Esnaf Odası, an association of taxi owners, filed a lawsuit against us before the Istanbul 14^th^ Commercial Court regarding our ride-hailing and e-moped services, claiming that these services create unfair competition. The plaintiff also requested that the court prevent third parties from accessing these services through our website or mobile application.
In response, the court issued an order on March 6, 2023, blocking access to the ride-hailing service. We appealed this decision, and the injunction was lifted on June 20, 2023.
On July 19, 2024, following expert reports and hearings, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff regarding our ride-hailing service, but dismissed claims related to our motorcycle-hailing service. The court also issued an order blocking access to our ride-hailing application, but clarified that order did not affect our other activities. We filed objections to the ruling on October 1, 2024, except for the part related to motorcycle-hailing.
The 14^th^ Civil Chamber of the Istanbul Regional Court of Justice overturned the decision, stating that the expert reports were insufficient and that the court had failed to properly consider the defendant’s defenses. The case was sent back to the first instance court for retrial.
The case resumed before the Istanbul 14^th^ Commercial Court on November 27, 2024. Additionally, a lawsuit filed by the Antalya Chamber of Drivers was combined with the existing case, as both were related. At the second hearing of the retrial, held on March 21, 2025, the Istanbul 14^th^ Commercial Court appointed a new expert committee and requested a new report, which was subsequently submitted. In a subsequent hearing held on December 19, 2025, the court ordered the preparation of an additional expert report, as the existing report failed to address all the questions posed, and adjourned the proceedings until June 24, 2026.
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Weare regularly subject to claims, lawsuits, government investigations, and other proceedings that may adversely affect our business, financialcondition, and results of operations.
We are regularly subject to claims, lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, government investigations, and other legal and regulatory proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including those involving personal injury, property damage, worker classification, labor and employment, commercial disputes, competition, consumer complaints, compliance with regulatory requirements, and other matters, and we may become subject to additional types of claims, lawsuits, government investigations, and legal or regulatory proceedings as our business grows and as we deploy new services and products, including proceedings related to our acquisitions, securities issuances, or business practices.
For example, we have previously been investigated, and may be investigated in the future, by the Turkish Competition Authority (the “TCA”) to determine whether we hold a dominant position in the markets we serve and, if so, whether we have abused such a dominant position. If the TCA finds that we have abused a dominant position, we may be subject to an administrative fine up to 10% of the annual net revenue we earned in the fiscal year preceding the TCA’s final decision, as well as fines related to the procedural aspects of the TCA’s investigation. Depending on the nature of these matters, we may be subject to monetary damage awards, fines, penalties, or injunctive orders. Furthermore, the outcome of such investigations could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
The results of any such claims, lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, government investigations, or other legal or regulatory proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time-consuming, result in costly litigation, be harmful to our reputation, require significant management attention, and divert significant resources. Determining reserves for our pending litigation is a complex, fact-intensive process requiring significant subjective judgment and speculation. It is possible that a resolution of one or more such proceedings could result in substantial damages, settlement costs, fines, and penalties. These proceedings could also result in harm to our reputation and brand, sanctions, consent decrees, injunctions, or other orders requiring a change in our business practices. Furthermore, under certain circumstances, we have contractual and other legal obligations to indemnify and to incur legal expenses on behalf of our business and commercial partners and current and former directors and officers.
A determination in, or settlement of, any legal proceeding, whether we are party to such legal proceeding or not, that involves our industry, could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations. The costs associated with an adverse outcome in that litigation, or in defending, settling, or resolving those proceedings, may be material to our business.
Wehave faced, and are likely to continue to face, lawsuits from local governmental entities, municipalities, and private citizens relatedto the conduct of our business.
We have been, and may continue to be, subject to litigation and other actions brought by governmental entities, municipalities, and private citizens alleging a variety of causes of actions, among other things, failure to operate with proper local permits, public nuisance and trespass related to the placements of our two-wheeled electric vehicles on public property, interfering with others’ use and enjoyment of, and access to, public and private property, and personal injuries and property damages caused by drivers and consumers. Defending these matters has and could continue to significantly increase our operating expenses. In addition, if we are determined to have violated applicable laws or regulations, or we settle or compromise these disputes, we may be required to change our operations or services in certain markets or globally, to change material components of our business strategy, to cease operations in one or more markets, and/or to pay substantial damages or fines. In the event that we are required to take one or more such actions, our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In addition, any litigation or claims, valid or not, could result in substantial costs, negative publicity, and diversion of resources and management attention.
Weare subject to various existing and future environmental health and safety laws and regulations that could result in increased compliancecosts or additional operating costs and restrictions. Failure to comply with such laws and regulations may result in substantial finesor other limitations that could adversely impact our financial results or operations.
We and our operations, as well as our contractors, suppliers, and consumers are subject to various domestic and international environmental laws and regulations, including laws related to the generation, storage, transportation, and disposal of hazardous substances and waste as well as electronic waste and hardware, whether hazardous or not. We or others in our supply chain may be required to obtain permits and comply with procedures that impose various restrictions on operations that could have adverse effects on our operations. If key permits and approvals cannot be obtained on acceptable terms, or if other operational requirements cannot be met in a manner satisfactory for our operations or on a timeline that meets our commercial obligations, it may adversely impact our business.
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Environmental and health and safety laws and regulations can be complex and may be subject to change, such as through new regulations enacted at the supranational, national, sub-national, and/or local level or new or modified regulations that may be implemented under existing law. The nature and extent of any changes in these laws, rules, regulations, and permits may be unpredictable and may have material effects on our business. Future legislation and regulations or changes in existing legislation and regulations, or interpretations thereof, including those relating to electronic waste, could cause additional expenditures, restrictions, and delays in connection with our operations as well as other future projects, the extent of which cannot be predicted.
Further, we rely on third parties to ensure compliance with certain environmental laws, including those related to the disposal of waste, such as electronic waste, to include end-of-life disposal or recycling. Any failure to properly handle or dispose of waste, regardless of whether such failure is ours or that of our contractors, may result in liability under environmental laws, including, but not limited to administrative fines and suspension of activity. The costs of liability with respect to contamination could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Additionally, we may not be able to secure contracts with third parties and contractors to continue their key supply chain and disposal services for our business, which may result in increased costs for compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
Separately, our Company and our operations are subject to an increasing number of laws and regulations regarding Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) matters. We may also be subject to various supply chain requirements in the future regarding, among other things, conflict minerals and labor practices. We may be required to incur substantial costs to comply with these requirements, and the failure to comply may result in substantial fines or other penalties that may adversely impact our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
Becausewe are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, investors may face difficulties in protecting their interests, and their abilityto assert rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited.
We are an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon our directors or officers, or enforce judgments obtained in the United States courts against our directors or officers.
Our corporate affairs will be governed by our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (“Articles of Association”), the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands (“the Companies Act”) and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to the Company under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are different from what they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a different body of securities laws compared to the United States, and certain states, such as Delaware, may have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholders derivative action in a federal court of the United States.
We have been advised by Stuarts Humphries, our Cayman Islands legal counsel, that the courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (1) to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state; and (2) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against us predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state, so far as the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in nature. In those circumstances, although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met. For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive and for a liquidated sum, and must not be in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matter, impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public policy). A Cayman Islands Court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.
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As a result of all of the above, public shareholders may have more difficulty protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by our management, members of our board of directors (the “Board”) or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a United States company.
TheEconomic Substance Legislation of the Cayman Islands may impact us.
The Cayman Islands enacted the International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Act (As Revised)(the “Cayman Economic Substance Act”), in January 2019. We are required to comply with the Cayman Economic Substance Act and related regulations and guidelines. As a Cayman Islands exempted company, our compliance obligations include filing annual notifications, in which must state whether we are carrying out any relevant activities and if so, whether we have satisfied the economic substance tests as required under the Cayman Economic Substance Act and the filing of an annual return with the Department of International Tax Co-Operation. We may need to allocate additional resources and make changes to our operations to comply with all requirements under the Cayman Economic Substance Act. Failure to satisfy these requirements may subject us to penalties under the Cayman Economic Substance Act.
TheFinancial Action Task Force’s and European Commission’s monitoring of the Cayman Islands could impact us.
In February 2021, the Cayman Islands was added to the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) list of jurisdictions whose anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist and proliferation financing practices are under increased monitoring, commonly referred to as the “FATF grey list”. When the FATF places a jurisdiction under increased monitoring, it means the country has committed to swiftly resolving the identified strategic deficiencies within agreed timeframes and is subject to increased monitoring during that timeframe. It is unclear what ramifications, if any, the designation will have for us.
In June 2023, the FATF confirmed that the Cayman Islands had satisfied all FATF recommended actions, recognizing that the jurisdiction has a robust and effective anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing regime. In October 2023, the Cayman Islands was removed from the FATF grey list after demonstrating that all remaining recommended actions were addressed, but we have no assurance that the Cayman Islands, just like any other jurisdiction, will not be added back to the FATF grey list in the future.
On March 13, 2022, the European Commission (“EC”) updated its list of ‘high-risk third countries’ (the “EU AML List”) identified as having strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing regimes. The EC noted it was committed to greater alignment with the FATF listing process and the addition of the Cayman Islands to the EU AML List was a direct result of the inclusion of the Cayman Islands on the FATF grey list in February 2021. Following the removal from the FATF grey list, in January 2024, the Cayman Islands was removed from the EU AML List, but we have no assurance that the Cayman Islands, just like any other jurisdiction, will not be added back to the EU AML List.
AIand Algorithmic Decision-Making in our operations may introduce additional risks in a complex regulatory environment and could adverselyaffect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
AI integration into our platform creates risks related to algorithmic transparency, fairness, data integrity, and evolving regulations. AI-powered pricing and automated decision-making optimize efficiency but may also lead to biased outcomes, pricing concerns, and regulatory challenges.
Our AI models rely on large datasets, and flaws in data quality or training could result in discriminatory outcomes, unfair treatment, or unpredictable pricing. Perceived biases or exploitative pricing could harm our reputation or create legal challenges.
Furthermore, AI-related intellectual property disputes, cybersecurity risks, and liability for algorithmic decisions present additional challenges. Unclear ownership of AI-generated outputs and potential adversarial manipulation of our systems could lead to service disruptions, regulatory penalties, or financial losses. The rapid developments in AI may require us to make necessary investments and allocate resources minimize unintended or harmful impacts.
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Ouroperations depend on international supply chains, third-party partners, and regulatory frameworks, and disruptions to these arrangementscould adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.
Our platform includes ride-hailing, delivery, two-wheeled electric vehicle, and other services that we may introduce in the future. The operation and expansion of these services may depend on international suppliers, components, materials, technology, and third-party service providers located both within and outside of Türkiye. As a result, supply chain disruptions, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, and changes to international trade agreements, tariffs, import and excise duties, taxes, or other governmental rules and regulations could increase our procurement, logistics, and shipping costs and adversely affect our margins. The extent to which our margins could decrease in response to such developments is uncertain. In addition, if we expand our operations into new jurisdictions, we may be exposed to risks associated with operating in markets with unstable governments, corruption, changes in laws and regulations, trade restrictions, or other uncertainties, any of which could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.
RisksRelated to Türkiye
Ourprincipal executive offices and other operations and facilities are located in Türkiye and, therefore, our prospects, business,financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected by political, economic, and inflationary risks in Türkiye.
Substantially all of our revenue is derived from our operations in Türkiye, and our principal executive offices and most of our personnel, infrastructure, suppliers, and operations are located in Türkiye. As a result, our business, financial condition, and results of operations are significantly influenced by economic, political, and regulatory developments in Türkiye.
Türkiye has experienced periods of economic and political volatility in recent years, including high inflation, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, and shifts in economic and monetary policy. Political developments, elections, changes in government policies, or declining investor confidence in Türkiye’s economic management could contribute to financial market volatility and economic uncertainty. For example, in March 2025, the arrest of a prominent opposition political figure triggered significant volatility in the Turkish equity markets and raised concerns among international investors regarding the rule of law and political stability in Türkiye. In addition, Türkiye’s relationships with other countries and international organizations may periodically experience tensions that could affect economic conditions, foreign investment flows, or trade relationships.
Geopolitical developments in the region may further increase uncertainty. The military conflict involving Iran that commenced in February 2026 has further heightened geopolitical risks given Türkiye’s shared border with Iran and its dependence on regional energy supplies and trade routes. Such developments have contributed to volatility in global energy and commodity prices, which may further exacerbate inflationary pressures in Türkiye.
Türkiye has also experienced significant inflation and macroeconomic volatility in recent years, including elevated inflation and depreciation of the Turkish lira against the U.S. dollar throughout 2025, which have increased the cost of imported goods and services, reduced consumer purchasing power, and may continue to increase our operating expenses, including labor, technology infrastructure, and other operational costs.
In response to inflationary conditions, the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye has implemented monetary tightening measures, including maintaining relatively high interest rates. While these measures are intended to reduce inflation over time, they may also slow economic growth, reduce consumer spending, and increase borrowing costs across the economy, including the cost of any future debt financing we may seek to obtain.
Any deterioration in Türkiye’s economic or political environment, continued inflationary pressures, or adverse geopolitical developments could reduce consumer demand for our services, increase our operating costs, and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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Foreignexchange rate fluctuations could adversely affect the Turkish macroeconomic environment, reduce investment activity, and significantlyimpact our results of operation and financial position in future periods, particularly if hedging tools are not available on commerciallyreasonable terms.
The Turkish Lira has experienced significant volatility and depreciation against major currencies, including the U.S. dollar, in recent years. Although the majority of our revenues and expenses are denominated in Turkish Lira, we maintain certain assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.
Fluctuations in exchange rates may affect our financial results, the valuation of our assets and liabilities, and the translation of our financial statements into U.S. dollars. In addition, significant depreciation of the Turkish Lira may contribute to inflationary pressures and economic instability, reduce overall investment activity, and negatively affect consumer spending and demand for our services.
Because our operating subsidiary is incorporated in Türkiye and is subject to Turkish accounting rules, any dividends we may declare must be calculated and declared in Turkish Lira. Depreciation of the Turkish Lira against the U.S. dollar could result in fewer U.S. dollars being obtained upon conversion of Turkish Lira at the time dividend payments are made.
We do not currently undertake any currency hedging to manage our exposure in Türkiye to changes in foreign exchange rates. Consequently, any sudden and significant fluctuations in foreign exchange rates could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, revenue, and results of operations.
Geopoliticaltensions and regional conflicts may adversely affect the Turkish economy and our business.
Türkiye is located in a region that has experienced ongoing geopolitical tensions and armed conflicts. Regional developments, including conflicts in the Middle East, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and other geopolitical disputes, have contributed to volatility in global energy markets, supply chains, and financial markets.
Recent developments in the Middle East, including the Israel–Gaza conflict and the recent escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran, including military actions, retaliatory measures, and heightened cyber and security risks, as well as the involvement of the United States, the European Union, and other regional or international actors, have significantly increased geopolitical uncertainty across the region and may continue to evolve rapidly. The conflict involving Iran has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, contributing to sharp increases in global energy and commodity prices, and heightened instability along Türkiye’s border with Iran.
Any further escalation of these conflicts or expansion into a broader regional confrontation could negatively affect the Turkish economy through, among other factors, increased energy prices, inflationary pressures, financial market volatility, reduced tourism activity, disruptions to trade routes, and logistics networks, cyber-related disruptions, refugee inflows, or decreased foreign investment.
In addition, such geopolitical developments may negatively impact consumer confidence and discretionary spending, which could reduce demand for our services, and could also disrupt our operations, including through impacts on fuel availability and pricing, driver supply, and the reliability of critical infrastructure.
If geopolitical tensions escalate further or regional conflicts expand, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
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Weare subject to certain anti-corruption laws, trade sanctions laws and regulations, and anti-money laundering laws and regulations, andwe could face criminal liability and other serious consequences for violations, which could harm our business.
Our activities may be subject to applicable anti-corruption laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “FCPA”), as amended, anti-corruption laws in Türkiye, and other state and national anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws that may apply to our business activities. Anti-corruption laws are interpreted broadly and generally prohibit companies and their employees from authorizing, promising, offering, or providing, directly or indirectly, corrupt payments of anything of value to private persons or public officials to obtain or retain business or an improper business advantage. Under the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws, we also can be held liable for the corrupt activities of our agents, intermediaries, and other partners, even if we do not explicitly authorize such activities. As part of our business, we or our third-party service providers may need to obtain permits, licenses, patent registrations, and other regulatory approvals outside the United States, and we may engage third party service providers to assist us with sales activities. As a U.S. issuer, we also are subject to the FCPA’s accounting provisions, which require us to make and keep complete and accurate books and records, and to maintain a system of adequate internal accounting controls. We also may be subject to certain economic and trade sanctions regulations (such as those administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)) or applicable anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing laws and regulations. To the extent applicable, these laws and regulations generally prohibit transactions with certain countries or regions or certain persons or entities, and compliance with these laws could impact our business. Although we have policies and controls in place to promote compliance with these laws and regulations, we cannot assure you that these policies and controls will always prevent illegal or improper acts by employees, agents, third party service providers, or business partners. Violations of the laws and regulations described above may result in substantial civil and criminal fines and penalties, imprisonment for individuals involved, the loss of export or import privileges, debarment, tax reassessments, breach of contract and fraud litigation, reputational harm, investigation costs, and other consequences, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
RisksRelated to Our Financial Results
Wehave incurred operating losses in the past and may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability in the future.
We have incurred net losses since our inception, and we may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability in the future as we continue to invest in to develop and launch new services, products, and software platform features, expand into existing and new markets, broaden marketing channels and operations, hire additional employees, and continue to invest in the acquisition and retention of drivers, riders, and consumers through subsidies and loyalty programs, including our Marti Shareholder Loyalty Program launched in March 2026. These efforts may be more costly than we expect and may not result in increased revenue or growth sufficient to offset these expenses.
Furthermore, our services and products require significant capital investments and recurring costs, including debt payments, maintenance, depreciation, and asset replacement. If we are unable to maintain sufficient utilization of such assets, or if our services or products are not successful, our investments may not generate sufficient returns. As a public company, we also expect share-based compensation to remain a significant expense in future periods.
Given our limited operating history and evolving business model, our revenue and operating results may fluctuate and may not be indicative of future performance. Our growth will depend on multiple factors, including demand for our services, competition, regulatory developments, and broader market conditions. If revenue does not grow sufficiently to offset expenses, or if expenses increase unexpectedly or we incur impairment or other charges, we may not achieve or maintain profitability, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Weare exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
We conduct a significant portion of our business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar but report our financial results in U.S. dollars. As a result, we face exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. As exchange rates vary, revenue, cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, operating expenses, other income and expense, and assets and liabilities, when translated, may also vary materially and thus affect our overall financial results.
Weare subject to complex and evolving tax and customs laws, and audits, investigations, or changes in tax laws, rates, or interpretationsin multiple jurisdictions could materially increase our tax liabilities and adversely affect our results of operations.
We are subject to income, indirect, import, withholding, and other taxes in the United States, Türkiye, the Cayman Islands, and other jurisdictions in which we currently operate or may operate in the future. Tax laws, regulations, and administrative practices in these jurisdictions are complex and subject to change, potentially with retroactive effect. Our effective tax rate may fluctuate due to:
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Tax laws in many jurisdictions are evolving rapidly. For example, in October 2021, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) issued model rules for a new global minimum tax framework, commonly referred to as “Pillar Two,” which included the introduction of a 15% global minimum tax effective beginning January 1, 2024. To date, approximately 140 countries have tentatively signed a framework agreeing in principle to this initiative. On January 5, 2026, the OECD released a “side-by-side” package (the “SbS Package”) that generally establishes an exemption for U.S. multinationals from the 15% global minimum tax. However, the implementation of the SbS Package depends on domestic legislation and regulation in OECD member countries and is subject to subsequent review. Details around the proposals are still uncertain as the OECD and local jurisdictions continue to issue the technical guidance. Our effective tax rate and cash tax payments could increase in future years as a result of these changes.
The U.S. enacted the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) in August 2022, which, among other provisions, created a new corporate alternative minimum tax (“CAMT”) of at least 15% for certain large corporations that have at least an average of $1 billion in adjusted financial statement income over a consecutive three-year period, and became effective in tax years beginning after December 31, 2022. The IRA also includes a 1% excise tax on new corporate stock repurchases that became effective in 2023. We do not expect to meet the CAMT threshold in the near term nor expect the IRA to have a material impact on our financial statements. In addition, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), enacted on July 4, 2025, significantly changed the U.S. tax landscape by implementing revisions to key business tax provisions, including through the expansion of rules related to deductibility of executive compensation, the reinstatement of bonus depreciation deductions for acquisitions of qualified property, the restoration of EBITDA-based business interest expense limitation and the implementation of changes relating to the computation of certain taxes in respect of non-U.S. activities. The long-term effects of the changes brought about by OBBBA on the results of operations and cash flows remain uncertain and could be material. In addition, it is possible that the U.S. Congress could advance other tax legislation proposals in the future that could have a material impact on our financial statements.
In Türkiye, corporate income tax rates, withholding tax rules, loss carryforward limitations, import tax classifications, and other tax provisions have changed in recent years and may change again, possibly with retroactive effect. Turkish tax authorities may initiate audits of our current or prior fiscal years as a result of third-party complaints, industry-wide investigations, internal risk assessments, or commercial relationships with companies under audit. If the Turkish Revenue Administration disagrees with our tax positions and we do not prevail, we could incur additional tax liabilities, including interest and penalties.
We have also been subject to investigations by the Turkish customs authorities relating to the importation and classification of scooters and e-bikes. In connection with these reviews, we voluntarily amended certain import tax product codes and incurred additional import tax charges and fines. Although certain amounts were paid, settled, restructured, or fell within the scope of applicable amnesty regulations, future audits or investigations could result in additional assessments, fines, interest, penalties, or the loss of certain tax advantages.
As we continue to evolve our services and revenue model, including monetizing our services through subscription packages or other fee structures, and as we introduce or integrate new technologies such as connected vehicle platforms, or potentially autonomous vehicle technologies in the future, we may become subject to new or increased tax and compliance obligations. These may include VAT, corporate income tax, withholding taxes, digital services taxes, platform-based levies, data-related taxes, transaction-based taxes, or sector-specific mobility or technology taxes. Tax authorities may challenge our characterization of revenues, the tax treatment of subscription package revenues or driver earnings, the allocation of income among jurisdictions, or the classification of technology-enabled services, which could result in additional liabilities.
We establish tax provisions based on our interpretation of applicable tax laws and our assessment of probable outcomes. However, the outcome of tax audits, investigations, and disputes is inherently uncertain. Changes in relevant tax laws and tax rates, treaties, regulations, administrative practices and principles, judicial decisions, and interpretations thereof, in each case possibly with retroactive effect, could materially increase our tax liabilities and adversely affect our after-tax profitability and financial results.
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RisksRelated to Being a Public Company
Wequalify as an “emerging growth company” and a smaller reporting company, and the reduced disclosure requirements applicableto “emerging growth companies” and smaller reporting companies may make our securities less attractive to investors.
We qualify as an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may choose to take advantage of certain exemptions and relief from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies, including, but not limited to: (i) not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“Section 404”); (ii) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements; and (iii) exemptions from the requirements of holding nonbinding advisory votes on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We will remain an emerging growth company until the last day of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of the initial public offering, though it may cease to be an emerging growth company earlier if (1) we have more than $1.235 billion in annual gross revenue, (2) we qualify as a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, or (3) we issue, in any three-year period, more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities held by non-affiliates. We currently intend to take advantage of each of the reduced reporting requirements and exemptions described above when available. As a result, our securityholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important.
Further, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected, and expect to continue to elect, not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company, which is neither an emerging growth company nor a company that has opted out of using the extended transition period, difficult because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Additionally, we qualify as a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations when available, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements in their periodic reports (other than annual reports on Form 20-F). We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which we fail to meet the following criteria: (i) the market value of our Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates does not exceed $250 million as of the end of that fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter; or (ii) our annual revenues do not exceed $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates does not exceed $700 million as of the end of that fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter. To the extent we take advantage of such reduced disclosure obligations, comparison of our financial statements with other public companies will be difficult or impossible.
It is difficult to predict whether investors will find our securities less attractive as a result of our taking advantage of these exemptions and relief granted to emerging growth companies and smaller reporting companies. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, the trading prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the market price of our securities may be more volatile.
When we lose our “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” status, we will no longer be able to take advantage of certain exemptions from reporting, and we will also be required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404. We will incur additional expenses in connection with such compliance and our management will need to devote additional time and effort to implement and comply with such requirements.
Therequirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert our management’s attention and affect our ability to attractand retain qualified board members.
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the NYSE American listing requirements, and other applicable securities rules and regulations. As such, we have incurred additional legal, accounting, and other expenses following completion of the Business Combination. These expenses may increase to a greater extent if we no longer qualify as an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act. The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual and current reports with respect to our business and operating results. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. We may need to hire more employees or engage outside consultants to comply with these requirements, which will increase our costs and expenses.
Changing laws, regulations, and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs and making some activities more time-consuming. These laws, regulations, and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices.
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Our management team has limited experience managing a publicly traded company, interacting with securities analysts and public company investors and complying with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies. The need to establish and maintain the corporate infrastructure required of a public company may divert the management’s attention from implementing our growth strategy. Furthermore, maintaining directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and other public-company governance requirements may continue to require significant time and expense, and the same or similar coverage may become more costly or more difficult to obtain in the future. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of the Board, particularly to serve on our audit committee and qualified executive officers.
As a public company, our disclosures and filings continue to make our business, financial condition and operations more visible to investors, competitors and other third parties. This increased visibility may expose us to threatened or actual litigation, regulatory inquiries, and other claims. If such claims are successful, our business and operating results could be adversely affected, and even if resolved in our favor, the time, expense and attention required to address them could cause an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects and reputation.
Ifwe fail to remediate the identified material weaknesses and implement appropriate and effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, wemay suffer harm to our reputation and investor confidence levels.
As a public company, we have significant requirements for enhanced financial reporting and internal controls over financial reporting in a manner that meets the standards required by Section 404.
The process of designing and implementing effective internal controls is a continuous effort that requires us to anticipate and react to changes in our business and the economic and regulatory environments and to expend significant resources to maintain a system of internal controls that is adequate to satisfy our reporting obligations as a public company. If we are unable to establish or maintain appropriate internal financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations on a timely basis, result in material misstatements in our consolidated financial statements, and harm our operating results. In addition, we are required, pursuant to Section 404, to furnish a report by our management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in the annual report on Form 20-F. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements. This assessment must include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting. The rules governing the standards that must be met for our management to assess our internal control over financial reporting are complex and require significant documentation, testing, and possible remediation. Testing and maintaining internal controls may divert our management’s attention from other matters that are important to our business. If we are no longer an “emerging growth company” or a “smaller reporting company,” our auditors will be required to issue an attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal controls on an annual basis.
In connection with the implementation of the necessary procedures and practices related to internal control over financial reporting, we may identify deficiencies that we may not be able to remediate in time to meet the deadline imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for compliance with the requirements of Section 404. In addition, we may encounter problems or delays in completing the remediation of any deficiencies identified by our independent registered public accounting firm or management. Our testing, or the subsequent testing (if required) by our independent registered public accounting firm, may reveal deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity’s financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Any material weaknesses could result in a material misstatement of our annual or quarterly consolidated financial statements or disclosures that may not be prevented or detected. The existence of any material weakness would require management to devote significant time and incur significant expense to remediate any such material weakness, and our management may not be able to remediate any such material weakness in a timely manner.
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If we fail to implement the requirements of Section 404 in the required timeframe once we are no longer an emerging growth company or a smaller reporting company, we may be subject to sanctions or investigations by regulatory authorities, including the SEC and the NYSE American. Furthermore, if we are unable to conclude that our internal controls over financial reporting are effective, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, the market price of our securities could decline, and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by regulatory authorities. Failure to implement or maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures required of public companies could also restrict our future access to the capital markets.
In connection with the preparation of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, our management team determined that material weaknesses existed in our internal control over financial reporting due to (i) inadequate design and implementation of processes and controls, (ii) lack of sufficient accounting and financial reporting personnel with requisite knowledge and experience in the application of GAAP and (iii) insufficient risk assessment to identify all risks of material misstatements. We have concluded that these material weaknesses arose because, as a former private company, we did not have the necessary processes, systems, personnel, and related internal controls in place.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we initiated and continued to implement the following remediation measures: (i) hiring key finance and technical GAAP accounting personnel, (ii) ongoing evaluation of the need for additional accounting and financial reporting resources, (iii) engaging third-party specialists, when necessary, to assist management in evaluating technical accounting matters and strengthening our internal control environment; and (iv) enhancing our risk assessment processes and control documentation to better identify and address risks of material misstatement.
Although we believe these actions will remediate the material weaknesses, there can be no assurance that the material weaknesses will be remediated on a timely basis or at all, or that additional material weaknesses will not be identified in the future. If we are unable to remediate the material weaknesses, our ability to record, process, and report financial information accurately, and to prepare financial statements within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the SEC, could be adversely affected which, in turn, may adversely affect our reputation and business and the market price of our securities.
Wequalify as a foreign private issuer within the meaning of the rules under the Exchange Act, and as such we are exempted from certainprovisions applicable to U.S. domestic public companies.
Because we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempted from certain provisions of the securities rules and regulations in the United States that are applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, including: (i) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K with the SEC; (ii) the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents, or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act; (iii) the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and (iv) the selective disclosure rules by issuers of material nonpublic information under Regulation FD.
We are required to file an annual report on Form 20-F within four months of the end of each fiscal year. Press releases relating to financial results and material events will also be furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K. However, the information we are required to file with or furnish to the SEC will be less extensive and less timely compared to that required to be filed with the SEC by U.S. domestic issuers. Accordingly, if you hold Ordinary Shares, you may receive less or different information about us that you would receive about a U.S. domestic public company.
The determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter and, accordingly, the next determination will be made with respect to us on June 30, 2026.
In the future, we could lose our status as a foreign private issuer under current SEC rules and regulations if more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities become directly or indirectly held of record by U.S. holders and any one of the following is true: (i) the majority of our directors or executive officers are U.S. citizens or residents; (ii) more than 50% of our assets are located in the United States; or (iii) our business is administered principally in the United States. If we lose our status as a foreign private issuer in the future, we will no longer be exempt from the rules described above and, among other things, will be required to file periodic reports and annual and quarterly financial statements as if we were a company incorporated in the United States. If this were to happen, we would likely incur substantial costs to fulfill these additional regulatory requirements, including costs related to the preparation of financial statements and members of our management would likely have to divert time and resources from other responsibilities to ensuring these additional regulatory requirements are fulfilled.
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Asan exempted company limited by shares incorporated in the Cayman Islands, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices inrelation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from the NYSE American corporate governance listing standards applicableto domestic U.S. companies; these practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully withthe NYSE American corporate governance listing standards.
We are a foreign private issuer as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act and an exempted company limited by shares incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and are listed on the NYSE American. The NYSE American market rules permit a foreign private issuer like us to follow the corporate governance practices of their home country. Certain corporate governance practices in the Cayman Islands, which is our home country, may differ significantly from the NYSE American corporate governance listing standards applicable to domestic U.S. companies.
We have the option to rely on available exemptions under the listing rules that allow us to follow our home country practice, including, among other things, the ability to opt out of the requirement to have: (i) a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors; (ii) a compensation committee consisting entirely of independent directors; (iii) a nominating committee consisting entirely of independent directors; or (iv) regularly scheduled executive sessions with only independent directors each year.
We rely on some of the exemptions afforded to foreign private issuers and follow certain home country corporate governance practices. As a result, you may not be provided with the benefits of certain corporate governance requirements of the NYSE American applicable to U.S. domestic public companies.
Anactive, liquid trading market for our securities may not be sustained.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain an active trading market for our Ordinary Shares on the NYSE American or any other exchange in the future. If an active market for our securities is not maintained, or if we fail to satisfy the continued listing standards of the NYSE American for any reason, including a low selling price of our Ordinary Shares, and our securities are delisted, it may be difficult for our securityholders to sell their securities without depressing the market price for the securities or at all. An inactive trading market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling shares, attract and motivate employees through equity incentive awards and acquire other companies, products, or technologies by using shares as consideration.
Ifsecurities or industry analysts do not publish enough research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, theprice and trading volume of our securities could decline.
The trading market for our securities depends in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. We will not control these analysts, and the analysts who publish information about us may have relatively little experience with us or our industry, which could affect their ability to accurately forecast our results and could make it more likely that we fail to meet their estimates. If few securities or industry analysts cover us, the trading price for our securities would be negatively impacted. If one or more of the analysts who covers us downgrades our securities, publishes incorrect or unfavorable research about us, ceases coverage of us, or fails to publish reports on us regularly, demand for and visibility of our securities could decrease, which could cause the price or trading volumes of our securities to decline.
Wemay be subject to securities class action litigation, which could adversely affect our business and operating results.
Companies with publicly traded securities, particularly those that experience market price volatility, are sometimes subject to securities class actions or other shareholder claims. We may be the target of this type of litigation and claims in the future.
Legal proceedings can be time-consuming, costly, and disruptive to our operations. Even if claims are without merit, defending ourselves against them may require significant management attention and result in substantial legal fees, settlements, or judgments. Litigation outcomes are uncertain, and an adverse result could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
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Salesof a substantial number of our securities in the public market by shareholders could cause the price of our Ordinary Shares to fall.
Certain of our shareholders can sell, including upon the conversion of all convertible notes and including such notes pursuant to the Callaway Commitment Agreement (as defined herein), the Subscription Agreements to the 2028 Convertible Notes (as defined herein), Subscription Agreements to the April 2029 Convertible Notes, and Subscription Agreements to the October 2029 Convertible Notes. A decrease in the price of our Ordinary Shares could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We are unable to predict the effect that such sales may have on the prevailing market price of our Ordinary Shares.
Certainshareholders and investors acquired or may acquire our securities at prices or conversion prices below the current market price of ourOrdinary Shares may experience a positive investment return. Future investors in the Company may not experience a similar investmentreturn.
Certain of our shareholders and investors acquired or may acquire our securities at prices or conversion prices below the current market price of our Ordinary Shares may experience a positive investment return. These investors may realize significant profits if they sell or convert and sell their securities. Investors who purchase our Ordinary Shares in the open market may not experience a similar rate of return on the securities they purchase due to differences in the purchase prices and the current trading price. In addition, certain affiliates of Galata Acquisition Sponsor, LLC (“Sponsor”) may remain incentivized to sell their securities even if our share price is below the trading price of Galata’s ordinary shares prior to the Business Combination due to their lower acquisition cost. Sales or the potential for sales by these holders could adversely affect the market price of our securities.
Wecannot guarantee that our Board will not authorize share repurchases in the future or that such purchases will enhance long-term shareholdervalue.
In January 2024, our Board authorized a share repurchase program with a maximum purchase price of $6.00 per share. The share repurchase program expired on April 9, 2026, and no further repurchases may be made under the programs.
Our Board may authorize a new shareholder repurchase program in the future and we cannot guarantee that any potential repurchase program would enhance long-term shareholder value. If the market price of our Class A ordinary shares exceeds the maximum purchase price authorized by our Board under any such program, we may be unable to repurchase shares under such program, which could limit or eliminate any benefits of such program to our shareholders. Conversely, the market price of our Class A ordinary shares may decline below the prices at which we repurchase shares under any potential program, which could reduce or eliminate the expected benefits of such program. In addition, share repurchases could increase the volatility of the trading price of our Class A ordinary shares and reduce our available cash, which could limit our ability to fund working capital needs, capital expenditures, strategic investments, or other growth opportunities.
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- INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A. History and Development of the Company
Marti Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Galata Acquisition Corp.) is an exempted company limited by shares, incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on February 26, 2021.
On July 10, 2023, we consummated a business combination pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2022, as amended on April 28, 2023, by and among us, Galata Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”) and Marti Delaware. The Business Combination Agreement provided that the parties thereto enter into the “Business Combination” pursuant to which, among other things, (i) Merger Sub merged with and into Marti Delaware (the “Merger”) with Marti Delaware surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary, and (ii) as a result of the Merger, as of the end of the day immediately preceding the closing, we became a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes by reason of Section 7874(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), in a transaction intended to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, pursuant to U.S. Treasury Regulations issued pursuant to the Code.
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Our registered office is Stuarts Corporate Services Ltd., P.O. Box 2510, Kensington House, 69 Dr Roy’s Drive, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, and our principal executive office is Buyukdere Cd. No:237, Maslak, 34485, Sariyer/Istanbul, Türkiye. Our phone number is + 0 (850) 308 34 19. Our website address is www.marti.tech. The information accessible on our website does not form a part of, and is not incorporated by reference in, this Annual Report. We have included our website address in this Annual Report solely for informational purposes. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov where you may access reports and other information that we file with or furnish to the SEC. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., 122 East 42^nd^ Street, 18^th^Floor New York, NY 10168.
For a discussion of our principal capital expenditures and divestitures, refer to Item 4. “Information on the Company – Property, Plants and Equipment” and Item 5. “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Liquidity and Capital Resources” in this Annual Report.
B. Business Overview
OurCompany
Marti is Türkiye’s leading urban mobility platform, addressing the country’s transportation needs through a technology-enabled, integrated mobility super app. Our platform is designed to provide convenient, reliable, and cost-effective solutions for urban transportation, supporting millions of consumers across Türkiye.
We deliver our services through three service offerings: ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicles services. Our ride-hailing service matches riders with car, motorcycle, and taxi drivers through an integrated platform. Our delivery service enables same-hour package delivery by leveraging our existing driver network and consumer base. Our two-wheeled electric vehicle offering provides shared access to a Company-owned and operated fleet of e-mopeds, e-bikes, and e-scooters, with each modality tailored to different trip distances, consumer preferences, and price points. We continuously evaluate and introduce new services to expand our platform capabilities and position Marti as a comprehensive solution for all urban mobility needs.
Marti is the leading urban mobility app in Türkiye across both iOS and Android, as measured by total downloads within the urban mobility, ride-hailing and sharing, taxi-hailing and sharing categories of both stores for intra-city transportation.
We launched our ride-hailing operations in October 2022 with car and motorcycle services, and expanded to include taxi-hailing in February 2024. Since launch, our ride-hailing services have scaled rapidly, facilitating millions of trips. As of December 31, 2025, our ride-hailing service operates in 20 cities across Türkiye, including Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Aydın, Bursa, Denizli, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, İstanbul, İzmir, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Konya, Manisa, Mersin, Muğla, Sakarya, Samsun, Tekirdağ, and Yalova.
As of December 31, 2025, our ride-hailing service has served approximately 3.38 million all-time unique ride-hailing riders and includes approximately 450 thousand all-time registered ride-hailing drivers, of which 316 thousand are located in Istanbul. This compares to approximately 20 thousand taxis serving the city, enabling us to offer significantly greater availability and coverage.
Complementing our ride-hailing service, Marti operates Türkiye’s largest fleet of two-wheeled electric vehicles, including e-scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds. These vehicles are available to consumers on a flexible, pay per-trip basis. As of December 31, 2025, our fleet consisted of more than 23 thousand vehicles across Istanbul, Izmir, and Antalya. Our proprietary software and IoT infrastructure support a seamless consumer experience while enabling efficient fleet deployment and management.
In October 2025, we launched our same-hour delivery service as a pilot in İstanbul, allowing consumers to send packages through the Marti app using motorcycle and car drivers.
As of December 31, 2025, Marti has facilitated more than 160 million all-time trips for over 7.3 million all-time unique platform consumers. We define an all-time unique platform consumer as a paying consumer who has completed at least one trip through our ride-hailing, delivery, or two-wheeled electric vehicle services on our platform.
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We provide environmentally sustainable transportation services designed to reduce urban congestion and emissions. Our ride-hailing service encourages shared trips, while our rentable services are delivered exclusively through fully electric two-wheeled vehicles. In 2024, our operations helped to avoid approximately 462 tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent to the CO2 sequestration of approximately 21,000 mature trees.
We intend to expand our existing urban mobility services, introduce additional shared and/or electric transportation solutions, and leverage our scale and growing consumer base to offer adjacent, tech-enabled services beyond transportation.
We believe our strategy for sustainable growth positions us to become an integral component of urban transportation ecosystems, supporting more efficient, environmentally responsible mobility while enhancing the daily lives of our consumers.
MarketOverview
We operate in Türkiye’s shared mobility market, a segment of the country’s $55-$65 billion consumer mobility market. Demand for mobility solutions in Türkiye remains strong, driven by factors such as limited public transportation options in certain areas, relatively low taxi penetration, persistent traffic congestion, and the high cost of private vehicle ownership. According to McKinsey& Company’s Turkish Consumer Mobility Market Assessment (2021), the size of the shared mobility market in Türkiye was estimated at $10-$15 billion in 2021, of which car rental and car sharing accounted for approximately $1-$3 billion, and taxis (both licensed and unlicensed) comprised the remaining $9-$12 billion.
Marti is currently the largest ride-hailing operator in Türkiye and the category creator for shared e-scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds –establishing the country’s two-wheeled electric vehicle segment within shared mobility. Prior to our launch, these forms of shared transportation were not available to Turkish consumers. Our strategy is to expand market share by competing not only with traditional shared mobility providers, but also by capturing demand from consumers of public transit and private vehicles who increasingly seek more convenient, accessible, and cost-effective services. We believe our platform’s reliability, operational efficiency, and strong brand recognition continue to drive consumer adoption and broaden participation in the shared mobility ecosystem.
The consumer mobility and shared mobility markets in Türkiye are projected to grow to at least $65 billion and $16 billion, respectively, by 2030, according to McKinsey & Company. As of December 31, 2025, our revenue represents less than 1% of the shared mobility market, underscoring what we believe is a significant opportunity for expansion. Supported by our scalable platform, growing ecosystem of drivers and consumers, and established market leadership, we believe we are well-positioned to accelerate growth and capture a meaningful additional share of Türkiye’s evolving urban transportation landscape.
OurServices
Marti offers tech-enabled urban transportation and delivery services to consumers across Türkiye through three service offerings in the country’s major metropolitan areas: ride-hailing, deliveries, and two-wheeled electric vehicles. Our ride-hailing service matches riders with car, motorcycle, and taxi drivers. Our delivery service leverages cars and motorcycles to provide fast, reliable, and on-demand delivery across the market we serve. Our two-wheeled electric vehicle service offers shared mobility through a Company-owned and operated fleet of e-mopeds, e-bikes, and e-scooters, with each transportation modality serving different distances, comfort levels, and price points. We are continuously exploring new service offerings to expand our consumer base and establish ourselves as the preferred solution for all mobility needs.
In October 2024, we introduced subscription packages within our platform that provide consumers with access to certain features and benefits across our services. These subscription packages offer consumers a bundle of advantages on the platform, including priority access to certain services, as well as free and discounted trips for ride-hailing and two-wheeled electric vehicle services and discounts on delivery orders.
Ride-Hailing
Our ride-hailing service offers car-hailing, motorcycle-hailing, and taxi-hailing options through our platform. The service connects riders with available drivers and provides real-time trip matching and route optimization designed to facilitate convenient urban transportation.
In January 2025, we launched a dynamic pricing model designed to improve service efficiency and enhance consumer and driver satisfaction in our ride-hailing service by enabling real-time fare adjustments based on supply and demand, improving marketplace efficiency and reducing consumer wait times.
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Car-Hailing
Our car-hailing service was introduced in October 2022, marking the launch of our first four-wheeled transportation offering. Our car-hailing service matches riders with car drivers. Riders and drivers agree on the price of the trip.
Motorcycle-Hailing
Our motorcycle-hailing service was introduced in October 2022, which matches riders with motorcycle drivers. Riders and drivers agree on the price of the trip.
Taxi-Hailing
Our taxi-hailing service was introduced in February 2024, which matches riders with licensed taxi drivers.
Two-WheeledElectric Vehicles
E-Scooters
We have operated eight different generations of e-scooters since launching our services in 2019, highlighting our continuous efforts to improve consumer experience, vehicle durability, and operational efficiency. Our e-scooter fleet consists of vehicles that were locally assembled using components procured from international suppliers.
Our current generation of e-scooters began deployment in November 2021 and has already achieved a useful life of more than 3 years. Based on our operational experience and continued engineering improvements, we expect the useful lives of our e-scooters to continue to increase over time.
Across our current modalities, e-scooters have the lowest trip duration, trip distance, and price level, making them particularly suitable for short, urban trips and first and last-mile transportation.
E-Bikes
We are currently operating our second generation of e-bikes, which was deployed in December 2021. Our e-bike fleet consists of vehicles that were locally assembled using components procured from international suppliers.
E-bikes usually serve a slightly longer trip duration and trip distance compared to e-scooters and have a higher price level. E-bikes are designed to provide consumers with increased comfort and stability while maintaining the flexibility and convenience associated with two-wheeled electric vehicle services.
E-Mopeds
We are currently operating our second-generation of e-mopeds, which was fully deployed in November 2023. These vehicles were designed with enhanced durability, improved safety features, and upgraded consumer experience. Our e-moped fleet consists of vehicles that were locally assembled using components procured from international suppliers.
E-mopeds are currently used for longer trips in terms of duration and distance compared to both e-scooters and e-bikes.
Deliveries
In October 2025, we launched our same-hour delivery service as a pilot in İstanbul, enabling consumers to send packages through the Marti app using motorcycle and car deliveries. Our delivery service leverages our existing network of registered car and motorcycle drivers and is designed to provide fast, reliable, and seamless delivery while utilizing the same technology and operational backbone of our platform.
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OurApplications, Technology and Offerings
We believe we are redefining urban mobility in Türkiye through our integrated ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle solutions, all powered by our proprietary technology platform. Developed in-house and supported by select third-party providers, our platform is designed with a scalable, modular, and secure architecture that enables seamless integration across our services and supports efficient expansion as we grow.
Our AI-driven matching algorithm efficiently connects consumers with available drivers, reducing wait times and optimizing trip availability. Dynamic surge pricing adjusts fares in real time based on traffic and demand, providing fair pricing. Similarly, our real-time rebalancing system optimizes two-wheeled electric vehicle fleet distribution by relocating underutilized vehicles to high-demand areas, increasing accessibility and maximizing usage.
Safety and security are core priorities of our platform. We employ real-time license plate verification and driver identity authentication, including “selfie” verification, to help ensure that only authorized drivers operate within our network. Consumers benefit from features such as live trip tracking, location sharing with trusted contacts, and in-app emergency assistance. In January 2025, we further strengthened our commitment to safety with the launch of our Safety Academy, an initiative focused on promoting responsible usage and enhancing awareness of safe mobility practices.
Our application delivers a unified and seamless consumer experience by integrating ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services within a single platform. Key features include real-time tracking of trips and deliveries, automated fare calculation, and a range of payment options, including credit and debit cards, as well as a closed-loop wallet system with peer-to-peer transfer functionality.
To maintain fleet health and reliability, we utilize predictive maintenance tools and damage-prediction algorithms to identify potential mechanical issues early, minimizing service disruptions. While self-diagnostics capabilities are currently focused on our two-wheeled electric vehicle fleet, our maintenance systems help ensure ride-hailing vehicles remain in top condition.
By harnessing real-time analytics and advanced technology, we aim to continuously optimize urban mobility to provide a fast, reliable, and user-friendly experience for consumers, riders, and drivers.
CompetitiveStrengths
We believe the following competitive advantages differentiate our business:
AttractiveMarket Demographics
Türkiye is the most populous country in Europe with a population of approximately 86 million as of December 31, 2025. Türkiye’s population grew at a rate of 0.4% CAGR between 2021 and 2025, with 72% of its population below the age of 50, as of December 31, 2025. We believe these demographic factors contribute to Türkiye’s high demand for ride-hailing, delivery, and mobility services, which, in turn, creates an attractive growth environment for our business.
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Ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services thrive in densely populated urban areas. Türkiye has 24 cities with a population greater than one million people, which is more than twice as many cities with a population greater than one million people than any other country in Europe. Our ride-hailing service operates in Istanbul, the most populous city in Europe, as well as Ankara, Antalya, and İzmir, and was expanded to 16 additional cities in 2025, Adana, Aydın, Bursa, Denizli, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Konya, Manisa, Mersin, Muğla, Sakarya, Samsun, Tekirdağ, and Yalova. These cities represent a broad section of Türkiye’s major urban areas and expand the reach of our platform to a significantly larger population. These cities, with populations greater than European capitals such as Rome and Paris, present significant opportunities for growth as we continue to enhance urban mobility solutions across the country. Furthermore, our two-wheeled electric vehicle service operates in Istanbul, İzmir, and Antalya, providing sustainable and convenient transportation alternatives. In addition, we have initiated our delivery service as a pilot in Istanbul in October 2025.
MarketPosition
Number one urban mobility and ride-hailing app in Türkiye across iOS and Android, as measured by the total number of downloads among all apps in the urban mobility and ride/taxi-hailing/sharing category of both the iOS and Android stores which serve within city rather than between city transportation. As of December 31, 2025, we had 26% of the app downloads among the five largest ride-hailing and sharing, taxi-hailing and sharing, and two-wheeled electric vehicle operators in Türkiye according to Sensor Tower. The rest of the market is highly fragmented. As of December 31, 2025, we serve 20 cities with our ride-hailing service, 3 cities with our two-wheeled electric vehicle service, and exclusively in Istanbul with our pilot delivery service across Türkiye. These cities collectively represent approximately 80% of Türkiye’s Gross Domestic Product in 2023. In 2026, we expect to continue investing in organic growth in the cities in which we currently operate, launch our services in new cities, optimize dynamic pricing, and increase the take rate of our platform services.
In 2025, we expanded our ride-hailing operations while continuing to streamline our two-wheeled electric vehicle operations to prioritize cities and vehicle generations based on profitability. We will continue to focus on operational efficiency in our two-wheeled electric vehicle business in 2026 and will evaluate the opportunity to expand our fleet no earlier than the summer of 2027.
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StrongConsumer Retention Reinforced by Scale Across Multiple Services and Modalities
In addition to the benefits of economies of scale on our operating costs, each of our ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services benefit from network economies that strengthen as our platform grows. As the number of consumers, riders, drivers, and vehicles on our platform increases, service availability, marketplace efficiency, and reliability improve across all of our services and modalities.
In our ride-hailing service, the increase in drivers and riders on the platform increases trip opportunities for drivers while improving pickup times and availability for riders. It also increases the likelihood that a rider can locate a nearby vehicle, which improves utilization and encourages repeat usage. In our delivery service, a growing base of drivers and consumers increases order density and geographic coverage, enabling faster and more reliable deliveries. In addition, many of the drivers who fulfill delivery requests also participate in our ride-hailing service. This shared driver supply across services improves driver utilization and marketplace efficiency across our platform while increasing earning opportunities for drivers. As these networks scale, each added consumer, rider, driver, and vehicle incrementally enhances the value of the platform for all participants.
70% of our e-bike, 85% of our e-moped, 35% of our car-hailing, and 82% of our motorcycle-hailing consumers used these services after previously being introduced to Marti by using another Marti service, over their lifetime on the platform. Our existing services serve as highly effective consumer acquisition channel for our new services. Furthermore, 57% of our e-bike, 73% of our e-moped, 15% of our car-hailing, and 72% of our motorcycle-hailing consumers subsequently used other Marti services after their first e-bike, e-moped, car-hailing, and motorcycle-hailing trips, respectively. We believe this behavior demonstrates strong consumer preference for integrated, multi-service platform.
Multi-service consumers also generate greater economic value for our platform. Trips per consumer are 4.4 times higher and revenue per consumer is 3.6 times higher for multi-service consumers compared to consumers who use only a single service. We believe these dynamics reinforce our strategy of investing in the balanced growth of our ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric services within a unified platform.
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VerticallyIntegrated Platform and Operations
We operate a technology platform that connects consumers, riders, drivers, and vehicles to facilitate mobility and delivery services across Türkiye. Our platform currently supports multiple service categories, including ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicles.
Unlike global operators that rely extensively on third-party providers for vehicle operations or fleet management, we perform several core operational functions in-house. These functions include platform development, fleet operations for our two-wheeled electric vehicles, and operational support for ride-hailing and delivery services.
Our technology platform consists of internally developed mobile applications used by consumers, riders, drivers, and operational teams. These applications support trip and order matching, routing, dispatching, pricing, fleet monitoring, and operational coordination. Maintaining these applications internally allows us to respond to operational requirements and regulatory developments in our markets and to deploy updates to consumers, riders, and drivers efficiently.
For our two-wheeled electric vehicle services, we conduct key operational activities through in-house teams, including battery charging, repair and maintenance, and fleet rebalancing. We operate charging infrastructure in each city where our two wheeled electric vehicles are deployed and utilize a swappable battery system. Under this system, operations teams replace depleted batteries in deployed vehicles with fully charged batteries from our charging stations, allowing vehicles to remain available for consumers with limited downtime. We also take an active role in two-wheeled electric vehicle design, parts procurement, and vehicle assembly. This approach allows us to adapt vehicle specifications to local operating conditions, including terrain, climate, and rider usage patterns.
Our delivery services leverage the same technology platform and driver network that supports our ride-hailing operations. Our platform enables real-time delivery order and driver matching. By utilizing shared technology infrastructure and operational resources across ride-hailing and delivery services, we seek to improve platform efficiency and service availability.
We believe that certain structural factors in Türkiye, including comparatively lower labor costs and a large urban population, support the economics of in-house operational models in mobility and fleet management.
ConstructiveRegulatory Framework Across Our Platform
Our experience introducing and scaling two-wheeled electric vehicles in Türkiye demonstrates our ability to operate within, and contribute to, evolving regulatory environments. As the largest two-wheeled electric vehicle operator in Türkiye, we played a significant role in the development of this category alongside other market participants.
Shortly after we began operations in 2019, e-scooters were first introduced to the Turkish transportation code in 2020 as a new legal mode of transport. Subsequently, a framework governing the rights and requirements of e-scooter operators was established in 2021. This framework has three important characteristics:
| ● | Growth Oriented: E-scooters can operate in a fully dockless model, meaning that they can be<br> picked up and dropped off anywhere, thereby maximizing demand and consumer convenience. |
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| ● | Multi-Tiered Licensing Process: Operators first secure a national license from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure,<br> followed by city level licenses in each city where they would like to operate, followed by<br> the payment of a per vehicle daily occupancy fee to each district in which they then operate.<br> This multi-tiered licensing process ensures that operators are held to a high standard. This<br> process also requires us to maintain dedicated teams to manage regulatory compliance across<br> the national, city, and district levels in each market in which we operate. |
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| ● | Focus on Domestic Growth: Operators are currently required to hold their servers, containing<br> all vehicle, consumer, and operational data, in Türkiye. In addition, operators are<br> required to source at least 30% of their fleet from TSE-certified domestic manufacturers in Türkiye by July 2026. These<br> two distinct requirements help ensure that consumer data is protected and available to comply<br> with applicable regulatory requirements, while also promoting the development of local operators<br> who best understand the needs of local consumers. |
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In contrast, e-bikes and e-mopeds were already recognized under existing transportation laws prior to our launch of these services, and therefore did not require new regulatory frameworks.
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In this context, our experience pioneering the regulatory framework for e-scooters in Türkiye is a key competitive strength. We are leveraging our experience navigating and shaping a complex, multi-tiered regulatory environment, to support the development of thoughtful, locally appropriate frameworks for other modes of shared mobility including ride-hailing.
PlatformSustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance Initiatives
We integrate environmental, social, and governance considerations into our operational and strategic decision-making.
We released our 2024 Sustainability Report, reaffirming our commitment to strategy, “Move Forward. Together.”, which is centered around three key pillars: Smarter Mobility, Cleaner Cities, and Safer Trips.
In 2024, our efforts led to the avoidance of approximately 462 tons of CO₂ emissions, equivalent to the annual carbon absorption of approximately 21,000 mature trees. Further, our e-mopeds and e-bikes generate significantly lower lifecycle emissions, around 39% and 33% less, respectively, compared to the average trip in Türkiye. Our e-scooters emit approximately 18% less CO2 than alternative modes of urban transportation in Türkiye. We also achieved a 98.7% recycling rate, processing 96.6 tons of materials, including mixed metals, rubber, paper/cardboard, batteries, plastics, electronics waste, mixed packaging, and iron. These accomplishments underscore our dedication to integrating sustainability into our operations and strategy, reflecting strong environmental, social, and governance fundamentals.
Our operational practices also focus on extending the useful life of fleet components. We repaired and reused approximately 95% of our damaged batteries, approximately 84% of our damaged IoT, and approximately 52% of our damaged motors, as of December 31, 2024, substantially reducing our environmental footprint. In line with our circular economy commitment, we achieved a 0% landfill rate in 2024, continuing our practice of reusing, repairing, and recycling all components of our two-wheeled electric vehicle fleet through specialized recycling partners.
From a social perspective, as of December 31, 2025, 32% of our workforce was in the 15 – 24 year age group which has the highest unemployment rate in Türkiye. We also serve all segments of the population, including lower income neighborhoods, rather than just affluent neighborhoods or tourist centers. For example, we serve cities with our ride-hailing service covering approximately 65% of the country’s population and with our two-wheeled electric vehicle service covering 27% of the country’s population, reaching a diverse set of consumers.
From a governance perspective, women served in 15% and men served in 85% of our management roles, as of December 31, 2025, which includes C-level and department heads. We also offer competitive compensation packages, including an employee share ownership plan, to promote employee satisfaction and performance.
GrowthStrategies
We intend to build upon our market leadership by expanding and enhancing our integrated, multi-service mobility platform through the following strategies:
ScalingPlatform Usage in Existing Cities
As of December 31, 2025, we operate across 20 cities in Türkiye, representing approximately 80% of national GDP, although not all of our services are available in every city. We intend to deepen our presence in these markets by increasing platform utilization across our integrated, multi-service offerings. We believe these cities present a significant opportunity to drive incremental growth through higher engagement, increased usage frequency, and greater cross-service adoption among riders, drivers and consumers.
We are focused on increasing marketplace density and liquidity by increasing the availability of drivers and two-wheeled electric vehicles, while continuing to enhance reliability and reduce wait times. Higher marketplace density improves matching efficiency and increases the likelihood that a consumer who opens our app will successfully complete a request, whether for mobility or delivery services. In parallel, we deploy targeted incentives, pricing strategies, and loyalty programs designed to stimulate demand, improve conversion rates, and encourage repeat usage across our platform. In March 2026, we launched the Marti Shareholder Loyalty Program, which offers long-term retail shareholders special discounts on Marti subscriptions, rentals, trips, and deliveries, aiming to reward these shareholders while reinforcing our commitment to sustainable growth, stakeholder alignment, and responsible value creation, as well as driving incremental platform engagement and repeat usage.
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We also continue to optimize the mix and allocation of our service modalities within existing cities to better align with local demand patterns. By leveraging data-driven insights, we dynamically allocate driver and fleet resources toward higher-performing areas and use cases, which we believe enhances utilization and supports improved unit economics. At the same time, we are investing in product and technology enhancements to streamline the consumer experience, improve onboarding, and enable more efficient interactions across our services.
In 2026, we intend to continue investing in the growth of our operations while maintaining a strong focus on efficiency. We plan to evaluate opportunities for fleet expansion no earlier than the summer of 2027, subject to alignment with our long-term financial and strategic goals.
Launchof Operations in New Cities and Countries
Türkiye’s large and growing urban population, with an urbanization rate of 93% in 2025, which includes numerous underpenetrated cities where demand for mobility and delivery services is rising. Our operational and technological playbook has been built for scalability, enabling us to enter new markets efficiently. We continue to evaluate potential opportunities in Türkiye’s neighboring countries, where similar demand patterns and regulatory environments may support expansion.
DynamicPricing Capabilities
We are enhancing the efficiency of our platform through dynamic pricing capabilities that match supply with demand in real time. By leveraging demand-supply forecasting and real-time fare adjustments, we aim to balance driver availability, optimize match rates, and increase revenue per trip. These capabilities are also intended to improve the consumer experience by reducing wait times during peak periods and supporting driver earnings.
IncreasingOur Take Rate
We are focused on increasing our take rate in a sustainable and consumer-friendly manner to strengthen platform-level economics. We have introduced subscription packages and continue to explore additional subscription alternatives tailored to different consumer segments and usage patterns. These monetization initiatives are designed to support long-term health of our ecosystem while enabling continued reinvestment into service improvement, consumer experience, and driver engagement.
Diversificationof Service Offerings by Launching New Services
We continue to evaluate opportunities to introduce new services on our platform that leverage our technology infrastructure, driver network, and consumer base.
Potential new services may include additional mobility modalities, expanded delivery or financial services, and other complementary platform features designed to increase consumer engagement and driver utilization. New service introductions are typically piloted in selected markets before broader deployment and are subject to regulatory approvals, operational feasibility, and other considerations.
EnhancingPlatform-Level Efficiency and Operational Excellence
We are committed to improving platform-level efficiency to support sustainable scaling, better unit economics, and long-term profitability. Key initiatives include:
| ● | Ongoing<br> investments in technology, data analytics, and operations to reduce wait times, increase<br> trip conversion rates, and optimize supply-demand matching. |
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| ● | Active<br> reallocation of fleet and driver resources to higher-performing areas and service modalities,<br> with a continued focus in 2026 on improving the operational efficiency throughout our services. |
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| ● | Application<br> and onboarding enhancements, such as streamlined flows, improved navigation, and consumer<br> experience upgrades, aiming higher conversion rates, increased active consumers, and better<br> ratings. |
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| ● | Targeted<br> measures to enhance driver and vehicle utilization, reduce friction in the ecosystem, and<br> support cost-effective growth while maintaining service quality. |
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These efforts are designed to strengthen our marketplace dynamics, lower per-trip costs over time, and enable reinvestment in growth initiatives. As with our other strategies, these operational improvements involve risks and uncertainties, including execution challenges, competitive pressures, and macroeconomic factors in Türkiye, as described elsewhere in this Annual Report.
Consumers
Our platform offers ride-hailing, delivery, and mobility services that together address a broad range of transportation and delivery needs. Consumers use our services for point-to-point daily commutes, on-demand travel, delivery of goods, late-night and safety-conscious travel, medical and emergency transport, standalone commute, first and last mile connections to public transport, and leisure trips. By providing multiple services on a single platform, we aim to create a seamless, convenient experience for all consumer segments.
We have a predominantly young consumer base. Out of our more than 7.3 million all-time platform consumers, as of December 31, 2025, approximately 59% are between 16 and 30 years of age, approximately 31% are between 31 and 45 years of age, approximately 9% are between 46 and 60 years of age, and less than 1% are older than 60. We also started actively collecting gender information during the second quarter of 2021. Based on available information, as of December 31, 2025, approximately 78% of our consumers are identified as male, 21% as female, and approximately 1% of consumers did not wish to specify gender information.
Brand,Marketing and Sales
The awareness, recognition, and positive perception of our brands are key contributors to our success. As a leading multi-service mobility platform in Türkiye, we have established strong brand recognition across ride-hailing and two-wheeled electric vehicle services, and we are leveraging this brand foundation as we expand into new offerings, including delivery services. We believe our brands have become synonymous with ride-hailing and two-wheeled electric vehicle services in Türkiye, rather than being seen as just individual brands within these markets.
Our platform and services are central to our marketing and consumer acquisition strategy. We focus on driving consumer engagement across our multi-service platform, with marketing efforts aimed at consumer activation, retention, and increasing adoption of newer services. Our campaigns are primarily data-driven and targeted, utilizing insights from our in-house analytics capabilities to optimize performance and efficiency.
We collaborate with third parties and establish strategic partnerships to expand our reach, support the growth of our service offerings, and provide additional value to our consumers.
Additionally, we actively use social media and digital channels to share and promote our values, services, updates and campaigns, news, consumer and public safety information, mass campaigns, and other content relevant to our consumers.
Competition
The shared mobility and delivery industries in Türkiye are relatively nascent and increasingly competitive, and we believe there is significant market demand in the country due to a lack of efficient public transportation options, limited taxi penetration, heavy traffic, dense populations, and high costs of private car ownership. We believe these structural characteristics support long-term demand for technology-enabled mobility and delivery solutions. We directly compete with companies that offer similar technology-enabled services across ride-hailing and delivery, including car-hailing, motorcycle-hailing, taxi-hailing, e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds, and deliveries.
In these markets, we face competition from companies that may have longer operating histories in their respective service categories, greater brand recognition in specific offerings, or more substantial financial, technical, or marketing resources, as well as from potential future entrants. In addition, certain competitors operate multi-service platforms that span several of our service categories, which may intensify competition across our ecosystem. Competition may also vary by service type, and our delivery offering, which is at an earlier stage of development, may face competitors with more established positions in that category.
We believe that our ability to compete effectively is driven by the strength and scalability of our integrated multi-service platform, which brings together ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services within a single consumer interface. This platform approach enables us to benefit from shared network effects, optimize supply and demand across services, and drive higher utilization of our assets and driver base. Our vertically integrated model allows us to manage key elements of our operations, including fleet, pricing, consumer experience, and technology development, which we believe enhances service quality, operational efficiency, and unit economics over time.
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In addition, we believe our growing and engaged consumer base, combined with increasing brand recognition in Türkiye, supports repeat usage across our services and facilitates cross-selling opportunities as we expand our services and offerings. Our ability to leverage data-driven insights, local market expertise, and continuous product innovation enables us to adapt to evolving consumer preferences and competitive dynamics. While we operate in highly competitive and rapidly evolving markets, we believe operational capabilities of our platform and focus on efficiency position us to compete effectively. For a discussion of additional competitive advantages that differentiate our business, see the section titled “Competitive Strengths.”
For a discussion of risks relating to competition, see the section titled “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry —The markets in which we operate, including ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle, are highly competitive, and competition represents an ongoing threat to the growth and success of our business.”
IntellectualProperty
Our intellectual property rights are valuable to our business. We have confidentiality procedures to protect our intellectual property rights, including but not limited to, non-disclosure agreements, intellectual property assignment agreements, and employee non-disclosures. We have an ongoing trademark registration program pursuant to which we register our brand name and logos in Türkiye and will expand to other countries to the extent we determine appropriate.
As of December 31, 2025, we held 14 registered trademarks in Türkiye. In addition, we have registered domain names for websites that we use in our business, such as www.marti.tech and other variations. We also control our intellectual property through specific terms of use on our mobile application and website.
We intend to pursue additional intellectual property protection to the extent we believe it would be beneficial and cost-effective for our business. Despite our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights, they may not be respected in the future or may be invalidated, circumvented, or challenged. See “Risk Factors —Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property and Technology — We may be subject to intellectual property rights claims and other litigation that are expensive to defend, or may be unable to adequately protect our intellectual property, either of which could materially adversely affect our business.” and “Risk Factors —Risks Related to Legal Matters and Regulations—Our business is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations, many of which areevolving, and failure to comply with such laws and regulations could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and resultsof operations.”
GovernmentRegulation
We are subject to various laws and regulations as a result of our business operations. Some of these laws and regulations govern the rules directly related to our business such as labor and employment, service payments, vehicle defects, personal injury, consumer protection, data protection, intellectual property, competition, insurance, environmental health and safety, taxation, advertising, promotional materials, and licensing.
E-scooters were first introduced to the Turkish legislation system by the Regulation on Electric Scooters published in Official Gazette numbered 31454, dated April 14, 2021 (the “Regulation”) as a new legal mode of transport. Following the Regulation, the Act on Highway Traffic Law numbered 2918 and Regulation on Highway Traffic was published in Official Gazette numbered 23053, which embodied the rules regarding e-scooters. Subsequently, a framework governing the rights and requirements of e-scooter operators was established in 2021. Under the Regulation, we are required to obtain permits for our e-scooters to enable tracking of the number of e-scooters deployed in a relevant municipal area. Such permits are issued by the Metropolitan Municipality Transportation Coordination Center (“UKOME”) in the metropolitan cities and by the Provincial Traffic Commissions in the other municipalities to the companies who operate e-scooters.
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We are also subject to a number of laws and regulations specifically governing the Internet and mobile devices that are constantly evolving, including the laws and regulations concerning information technologies. For example, we are subject to Personal Data Protection Act numbered 6698 in respect of storing, sharing, use, transfer, disclosure, and protection of certain types of data due to the personal information and data we collect from our consumers. The Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority, which is a public legal entity, has been established to carry out duties conferred on it under the Act No. 6698 and follows the latest developments in the legislation and practices, including making evaluations and recommendations and conducting research and investigations regarding implementation and breaches of Act No. 6698. We are also subject to the Electronic Communication Act numbered 5809, which governs the Internet law specifically related to the electronic communication market. Information Technologies and Communication Authority regulates and monitors the market for compliance with the Electronic Communication Act No. 5809. The Information Technologies and Communication Authority also (i) has the authority to grant licenses to operate in the electronic communication sector (ii) supervises whether the operators procure the services in accordance with the Electronic Communication Act No. 5809, (iii) imposes fines and penalties for noncompliance with the Electronic Communication Act No. 5809 and (iv) makes/amends the regulations in respect of electronic communication market.
For a discussion of risks relating to regulation, see the section titled “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Legal Matters and Regulations — Action by governmental authorities to restrict access to our services and products in theirlocalities could substantially harm our business and financial results.” and “— Our business is subject to awide range of laws and regulations, many of which are evolving, and failure to comply with such laws and regulations could adverselyaffect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.”
Seasonality
We experience seasonality in differing levels across our services and geographic markets. Typically, the second and third quarters of our fiscal year experience increased usage due to favorable weather conditions in the markets that we operate. Unexpected weather events, including those driven by climate change or other factors, can have a material impact on our business.
Seasonality affects our services differently. Ride-hailing services exhibit varying degrees of seasonality depending on the type of vehicle used. While car-hailing and taxi-hailing services experience relatively stable demand throughout the year, motorcycle-hailing is more affected by cold and extreme weather conditions due to its open-air nature. Usage of motorcycle-hailing services tends to decline in winter months and during periods of heavy rain or adverse weather, whereas car-hailing and taxi-hailing remain more resilient, as consumers continue to require transportation regardless of external conditions.
Two-wheeled electric vehicle operations are more sensitive to seasonal and weather conditions, with higher demand during warmer months and lower demand during colder or extreme weather conditions.
Our delivery service, currently operating as a pilot using both car and motorcycle drivers, may also be affected by adverse weather, which can reduce driver availability, delay deliveries, and impact overall service levels.
As a fully integrated platform, we actively manage seasonal fluctuations through service diversification, geographic expansion, and operational adjustments, including vehicle rebalancing and resource allocation across services and regions, to maintain service continuity and optimize efficiency during periods of unfavorable weather.
LegalProceedings
We are subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business.
On February 3, 2023, the Istanbul Otomobilciler Esnaf Odası, an association of taxi owners, filed a lawsuit against us before the Istanbul 14^th^ Commercial Court regarding our ride-hailing and e-moped services, claiming that these services create unfair competition. The plaintiff also requested that the court prevent third parties from accessing these services through our website or mobile application.
In response, the court issued an order on March 6, 2023, blocking access to the ride-hailing service. We appealed this decision, and the injunction was lifted on June 20, 2023.
On July 19, 2024, following expert reports and hearings, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff regarding our ride-hailing service, but dismissed claims related to our motorcycle-hailing service. The court also issued an order blocking access to our ride-hailing application, but clarified that order did not affect our other activities. We filed objections to the ruling on October 1, 2024, except for the part related to motorcycle-hailing.
The 14^th^ Civil Chamber of the Istanbul Regional Court of Justice overturned the decision, stating that the expert reports were insufficient and that the court had failed to properly consider the defendant’s defenses. The case was sent back to the first instance court for retrial.
The case resumed before the Istanbul 14^th^ Commercial Court on November 27, 2024. Additionally, a lawsuit filed by the Antalya Chamber of Drivers was combined with the existing case, as both were related. At the second hearing of the retrial, held on March 21, 2025, the Istanbul 14^th^ Commercial Court appointed a new expert committee and requested a new report, which was subsequently submitted. In a subsequent hearing held on December 19, 2025, the court ordered the preparation of an additional expert report, as the existing report failed to address all the questions posed, and adjourned the proceedings until June 24, 2026.
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C. Organizational Structure
The following table sets forth all of our significant subsidiaries.
| ****<br><br> <br>Name of Subsidiary | Country of Incorporation or Residence | Proportion of ownership interest | Proportion of voting power held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marti<br> Technologies I Inc. (formerly Marti Technologies Inc.) | Delaware | 100%<br> (direct) | 100%<br> (direct) |
| Marti<br> İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. | Türkiye | 100%<br> (indirect) | 100%<br> (direct) |
D. Property, Plants and Equipment
OurFacilities
We are headquartered in Istanbul, Türkiye, and conduct operations in 20 different cities across the country. Our operations are supported by seven warehouses and a principal office, which together have a total area of 14,818 square meters. We continue to invest in our current and potential locations as necessary to grow our ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services and believe that our properties, including the principal properties described above, are well-maintained, adequate, and suitable for their current requirements and for our operations in the foreseeable future.
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4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
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- OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
Thefollowing discussion and analysis provides information which our management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding ofour consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read together with our financial statementsand the related notes that are included elsewhere in this Annual Report. This discussion may contain forward-looking statements basedupon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in theseforward-looking statements, including those set forth under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” as a resultof various factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” or in other parts of this Annual Report.
Forthe impact of foreign currency fluctuations on our Company, please refer to “Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosuresabout Market Risk-Foreign Currency Risk.”
A. Operating Results
Overview
Marti offers tech-enabled transportation services to consumers across Türkiye through three service offerings: ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicles. The availability of each service varies by city. Our ride-hailing service matches riders with car, motorcycle, and taxi drivers. Our delivery service enables fast, same-hour package deliveries through our driver network, with digital tracking available within the Marti super app. Our two-wheeled electric vehicle service offers shared mobility through a Company-owned and operated fleet of e-mopeds, e-bikes and e-scooters, with each transportation modality serving different distances, comfort levels, and price points.
The Company operates and reports as a single operating and reportable segment. Prior to December 31, 2024, the Company reported two separate operating segments: (i) Two-wheeled Electric Vehicle and (ii) Ride-hailing.
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On October 1, 2024, the Company launched a unified subscription-based platform that provides consumers access to its ride-hailing and two-wheeled electric vehicle services through a single application with delivery services added in October 2025. As a result of this strategic integration and corresponding change in how the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), Marti CEO Oğuz Alper Öktem evaluates the Company’s performance and allocates resources, the Company determined that its operations are more appropriately presented as a single operating and reportable segment. This updated reporting structure aligns with how the Company manages its business and strategic objectives.
The key measure of performance used by the CODM for our single reportable segment is loss before income tax expense.
See Note 3.4 to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for more information.
KeyFactors Affecting Operating Results
We believe operating results and growth trajectory are influenced by a number of factors, including the scale and efficiency of our platform, supply and demand dynamics across our services, regulatory developments and government relations, competition, seasonality, and broader macroeconomic conditions. Some of these factors present significant opportunities for us, impact our growth trajectory, profitability, and operational performance, but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below and in the section of this Annual Report titled “Risk Factors”.
Networkdensity and supply-demand balance
Our ability to efficiently match supply and demand across our platform, through driver availability in ride-hailing and delivery services and fleet availability in our two-wheeled electric vehicle services, is a key determinant of growth and profitability. Increasing network density, alongside effective management of supply-demand balance, enhances utilization rates, reduces wait times, and improves overall service reliability. Driver acquisition, retention, and engagement, as well as fleet expansion and utilization, directly impact consumer experience, service levels, and platform level revenue generation.
Consumerdemand and adoption
Growth in active consumers and usage frequency across our services depends on consumer perception of affordability, reliability, and safety. Sustained adoption is driven by our ability to deliver consistent service quality and a seamless consumer experience across our platform. Changes in consumer preferences, service performance, or brand perception may impact demand levels and usage patterns.
Regulatoryframework and government relations
Our operations are subject to evolving national and local regulations in Türkiye, particularly with respect to licensing and operational requirements for our two-wheeled electric vehicle services. Regulatory developments may affect our ability to expand into new markets, increase or decrease the number of fleet and licensed drivers, or maintain existing operations, and may also impact our cost structure. We engage with regulatory authorities at the national, city, and district levels to monitor regulatory developments, maintain compliance with applicable laws, and advocate for policies that support the urban mobility needs of our consumers.
Competition
We operate in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving industry. Competitive dynamics may impact pricing, incentives, and consumer and driver acquisition costs, which in turn affect our margins and growth. For more information, see “Item 4. Information on the Company—Business Overview—Competition.”
Seasonalityof the business
Usage of our services is influenced by seasonal trends and weather conditions, with higher demand typically observed during the second and third quarters. Adverse weather conditions may reduce usage and impact revenue. See “Item 4B. Information on the Company—Business Overview—Seasonality” for more information on the seasonality of our business.
Macroeconomicand geopolitical factors
Our operating results are also sensitive to macroeconomic and geopolitical factors, including inflation, currency fluctuations, interest rates, labor market dynamics, and consumer spending patterns. In 2025, Türkiye continued to experience elevated inflation and significant depreciation of the Turkish lira against the U.S. dollar. These factors have affected, and may continue to affect, both consumer demand and driver supply, as well as our overall cost base. Additionally, economic or political instability in Türkiye or globally could result in lower discretionary travel, supply chain interruptions, or changes in investor sentiment. The military conflict involving Iran that commenced in February 2026 has contributed to sharp increases in global energy and commodity prices, disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, and heightened geopolitical uncertainty in Türkiye, which shares a border with Iran. Prolonged conflict or further escalation could exacerbate inflationary pressures, increase our operating costs, and reduce consumer spending on our services. We continue to monitor macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions and seek to adjust our business model to preserve financial resilience and operational continuity.
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Componentsof Results of Operations
Revenue
Our platform revenue is generated from subscription packages that provide platform consumers with various benefits across our ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services. These subscription packages offer consumers a bundle of advantages on the Company’s platform, such as priority access to certain services, as well as free and discounted trips for ride-hailing and two-wheeled electric vehicle usage and discounts on delivery orders.
Our two-wheeled electric vehicles revenue is primarily generated from the fees paid by our consumers to rent our vehicles less promotions, discounts, and refunds.
We also generate two-wheeled electric vehicles revenue from reservations, where we charge a minute-based fee for reserving a vehicle until start of the trip, and subscription package offerings. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, reservation revenues constituted less than 1.0% of our total revenues.
Costof Revenues
Cost of revenues primarily consists of depreciation and amortization expense, salaries of operational and logistics staff, rental vehicles’ maintenance and repair expense, operating lease expense, and data cost expense.
GrossProfit
Gross profit represents revenue less cost of revenues.
Generaland Administrative
General and administrative expenses represent costs incurred by us for executive and management overhead and administrative and back-office support functions. These costs primarily consist of salaries, benefits, travel, bonuses, and share-based compensation, consulting, communication, network and cloud, email, and IT services expenses, professional service providers, off-site storage and logistics, certain insurance coverage, and an allocation of office rent and utilities related to our general and administrative divisions. General and administrative costs are expensed as incurred.
Sellingand Marketing
Selling and marketing expenses primarily consist of advertising expenses and services marketing costs. Selling and marketing costs are recognized as they are incurred.
OtherIncome (Expense), Net
Other income (expense), net primarily consists of provisional expenses and other non-operational income.
FinancialIncome (Expense), Net
Financial income (expense), net primarily consists of interest expense on financial liabilities and foreign exchange gains and losses.
Provisionfor Income Taxes
We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statement and income tax basis of existing assets and liabilities. These differences are measured using the enacted statutory tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income for the years in which differences are expected to reverse. We recognize the effect on deferred income taxes of a change in tax rates in the period that includes the enactment date.
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We record a valuation allowance to reduce its deferred tax assets to the net amount that we believe is more likely than not to be realized. Management considers all available evidence, both positive and negative, including historical levels of income, expectations, and risks associated with estimates of future taxable income and ongoing tax planning strategies in assessing the need for a valuation allowance.
Under the provisions of ASC 740-10, Income Taxes, we evaluate uncertain tax positions by reviewing against applicable tax law for all positions taken by us with respect to tax years for which the statute of limitations is still open. ASC 740-10 provides that a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits. We recognize interest and penalties related to the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as a component of the income tax expense line in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
OperatingResults
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the periods presented. The period-to-period comparisons of financial results is not necessarily indicative of future results.
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| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Revenue | $ | 39,241 | $ | 18,660 | $ | 20,030 | |||
| Cost of revenues | $ | (15,253 | ) | $ | (21,549 | ) | $ | (24,085 | ) |
| Research and development expenses | $ | (3,007 | ) | $ | (1,963 | ) | $ | (1,955 | ) |
| General and administrative expenses^(1)^ | $ | (28,051 | ) | $ | (49,249 | ) | $ | (15,130 | ) |
| Selling and marketing expenses | $ | (12,954 | ) | $ | (9,348 | ) | $ | (7,348 | ) |
| Other income | $ | 891 | $ | 1,194 | $ | 658 | |||
| Other expenses | $ | (9,399 | ) | $ | (3,056 | ) | $ | (2,774 | ) |
| Loss from operations | $ | (28,532 | ) | $ | (65,310 | ) | $ | (30,603 | ) |
| Fair value gain on derivative liabilities | $ | 1,381 | $ | -- | $ | -- | |||
| Financial income | $ | 1,351 | $ | 1,408 | $ | 3,561 | |||
| Financial expense | $ | (15,646 | ) | $ | (9,980 | ) | $ | (6,773 | ) |
| Loss before income tax expense | $ | (41,446 | ) | $ | (73,881 | ) | $ | (33,815 | ) |
| Income tax expense | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | |||
| Net loss | $ | (41,446 | ) | $ | (73,881 | ) | $ | (33,815 | ) |
| (1) | 2025 general and administrative expenses include share-based compensation expense of $(11.3) million. In the absence of share-based compensation expense, 2025 general and administrative expenses were $(16.8) million. | ||||||||
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| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Gross Profit (in thousands) | $ | 23,988 | $ | (2,889 | ) | $ | (4,055 | ) | |
| Gross Profit Margin (%) | 61.1 | % | (15.5 | )% | (20.2 | )% |
YearEnded December 31, 2025 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
Our revenue increased by $20.6 million, or 110.3%, from $18.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 to $39.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to the launch of subscription packages that provide platform consumers with various benefits across our ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services, which began in October 2024.
Total trips including ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services, increased by 19.13 million, or 60.3%, from 31.71 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 to 50.84 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to the growth of ride-hailing trips.
Total unique platform consumers including ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services, increased by 0.94 million, or 44.3%, from 2.13 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 to 3.08 million the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to the growth of ride-hailing riders.
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Trips per unique platform consumer increased by 1.7, or 11.1%, from 14.9 during the year ended December 31, 2024 to 16.5 during the year ended December 31, 2025, as a result of platform level efficiency, increased availability, and consumer awareness of service offerings across cities driving higher utilization.
We outperformed our quarterly operational targets for all-time unique ride-hailing riders and all-time registered ride-hailing drivers throughout 2025. The number of all-time unique ride-hailing riders increased by 1.72 million, or 103.5%, from 1.66 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 to 3.38 million during the year ended December 31, 2025. The number of all-time registered ride-hailing drivers increased by 188 thousand, or 71.7%, from 262 thousand as of December 31, 2024 to 450 thousand as of December 31, 2025.
Costof Revenues
Our cost of revenues decreased by $6.3 million, or 29.2%, from $21.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $15.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to operational efficiencies achieved across our multi-service platform and AI-enabled cost reduction initiatives implemented during the year. These initiatives included the gradual decommissioning of our two-wheeled electric vehicle fleet introduced in 2021 and a reduction in number of service vans and motorcycles used in our operations, which reduced depreciation and amortization expense as well as rental vehicle maintenance and repair expenses.
Our depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $5.1 million, or 62.2%, from $8.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to fully depreciated vehicles, remaining in use. Our rental vehicle maintenance and repair expenses decreased by $1.5 million, or 57.9%, from $2.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $1.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2025.
GrossProfit
Our gross profit increased by $26.9 million from $(2.9) million during the year ended December 31, 2024 to $24.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by the growth in revenue, including the introduction of subscription packages beginning in October 2024, combined with a reduction in cost of revenues resulting from operational efficiencies achieved across our multi-service platform and AI-enabled cost reduction initiatives implemented during the year. As a result, our gross profit margin improved significantly from (15.5)% during the year ended December 31, 2024 to 61.1% during the year ended December 31, 2025.
Researchand Development
Our research and development expenses increased by $1.0 million, or 53.2%, from $2.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 to $3.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to the increased size of our team focusing on new platform redesign and software development.
Generaland Administrative
Our general and administrative expenses decreased by $21.2 million, or 43.0%, from $49.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 to $28.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to decreased share-based compensation expense in personnel expenses. In the absence of share-based compensation expense, our general and administrative expenses increased by $4.7 million, or 38.7%, from $12.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 to $16.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to the increased size of our team and consulting and legal expense related to public company requirements.
Our personnel expenses decreased by $23.3 million, or 53.7%, from $43.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 to $20.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to decreased share-based compensation expense. In the absence of share-based compensation expense, our personnel expenses increased by $2.5 million, or 40.5%, from $6.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 to $8.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, driven by the increased size of our team. Our consulting and legal expense increased by $1.1 million, or 33.9%, from $3.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 to $4.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to increased filing and reporting requirements of being a public company.
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Sellingand Marketing
Our selling and marketing expenses increased by $3.6 million, or 38.6%, from $9.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $13.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to increased social media expenses related to consumer and driver acquisition and retention, as well as higher advertising consulting expenses. Social media expenses increased by $3.7 million, or 141.2%, from $2.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 to $6.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2025. This produced a 1.72 million, or 103.5% increase in all-time unique ride-hailing riders and a 188 thousand, or 71.7% increase in all-time registered ride-hailing drivers in 2025. Advertising consulting expenses increased by $1.6 million, or 49.6%, from $3.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $4.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to increasing indoor and outdoor marketing and promotion activities for our platform.
OtherIncome (Expense), Net
Our other income (expense), net, increased by $6.6 million, or 357.0%, from $1.9 million expense during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $8.5 million expense during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to an increase in fine subsidies of platform consumers.
FinancialIncome (Expense), Net
Our financial income (expense), net, increased by $5.7 million, or 66.8%, from $8.6 million expense during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $14.3 million expense during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to increasing interest expense on financial liabilities. Interest expense on financial liabilities increased by $5.7 million, or 56.8%, from $10.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 to $15.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2025.
YearEnded December 31, 2024 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2023
Revenue
Our revenue decreased by $1.4 million, or 6.8%, from $20.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 to $18.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily attributable to a decreased number of two-wheeled electric vehicles on the field. The number of average daily two-wheeled electric vehicles deployed decreased from 34.6 thousand to 32.6, or by 5.7%, during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Total trips increased by 9.78 million, or 44.6%, from 21.93 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 to 31.71 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily attributable to the growth of ride-hailing trips. As we were not monetizing platform services prior to October 2024, the revenue impact began in the fourth quarter with the introduction of subscription packages.
We outperformed our operational targets for all-time unique ride-hailing riders and all-time registered ride-hailing drivers throughout 2024. The number of all-time unique ride-hailing riders increased by 1.16 million, or 233.5%, from 0.50 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 to 1.66 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. The number of all-time registered ride-hailing drivers increased by 156 thousand, or 145.9%, from 107 thousand as of December 31, 2023 to 262 thousand as of December 31, 2024.
Costof Revenues
Our cost of revenues decreased by $2.5 million, or 10.5%, from $24.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $21.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily attributable to the decreased depreciation and amortization expenses and operating lease expenses. Our cost of revenues excluding depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $1.4 million, or 9.3%, from $14.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $13.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Our depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $1.2 million, or 12.5%, from $9.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily attributable to fully depreciated vehicles in 2024, despite remaining in use. Our operating lease expense decreased by $0.8 million, or 35.1%, from $2.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as a result of ceasing operations in three cities in 2024. We also reduced our number of service vans and motorcycles for field operations in fiscal year 2024.
GrossProfit
Our gross profit increased by $1.2 million from $(4.1) million during the year ended December 31, 2023 to $(2.9) million during the year ended December 31, 2024. While revenue was $1.4 million lower, due to our profitability enhancing measures, including increasing the lifetime of our vehicles beyond the anticipated depreciation schedule, ceasing operations in lower performing cities, reallocating vehicles to higher performing cities, and reducing the number of service vans and motorcycles for field operations, our gross profit increased.
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Researchand Development
Our research and developments expense was unchanged at $2.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2024.
Generaland Administrative
Our general and administrative expense increased by $34.1 million, or 225.5%, from $15.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $49.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. Share-based compensation expense increased general and administrative expenses by $35.2 million. Other general and administrative expenses, excluding personnel expenses decreased by $1.1 million, or 15.1%, from $6.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $5.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 attributable to decrease in consulting and legal expense driven primarily by team efficiencies and streamlining public company costs in our second year as a public company.
Sellingand Marketing
Our selling and marketing expense increased by $2.0 million, or 27.2%, from $7.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $9.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily attributable to consumer and driver acquisition and retention expenses, and advertising consulting expenses. Consumer and driver acquisition and retention expenses increased by $1.2 million, or 229.9%, from $0.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 to $1.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. This produced a 1.16 million, or 233.5% increase in all-time unique ride-hailing riders and a 156 thousand, or 145.9% increase in all-time registered ride-hailing drivers in 2024. Advertising consulting expense increased by $0.8 million, or 31.4%, from $2.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $3.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily attributable to increasing indoor and outdoor marketing and promotion activities for our ride-hailing service.
OtherIncome (Expense), Net
Other income (expense), net, decreased by $0.3 million, or 12.0%, from $2.1 million expense during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $1.9 million expense during the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily attributable to a decrease in lawsuit provision liability of $0.7 million.
FinancialIncome (Expense), Net
Financial income (expense), net, increased by $5.4 million, or 166.9%, from $3.2 million expense during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $8.6 million expense during the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily attributable to increasing interest expense on financial liabilities and decreasing foreign exchange gain, net. Financial interest expense related to financial liabilities increased by $3.2 million, or 48.0%, from $6.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 to $10.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. Foreign exchange gain, net decreased by $2.3 million, or 85.5%, from $2.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 to $0.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2024.
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KeyMetrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our management reviews the following key business metrics and non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA and pre-depreciation contribution per transaction, to evaluate its business, measure its performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans, and make strategic decisions. We believe that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, certain investors and analysts use this information to evaluate the Company’s core operating and financial performance and its financial position. We believe these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors in evaluating our performance by providing an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our financial performance over multiple periods. Nevertheless, our use of Adjusted EBITDA and pre-depreciation contribution per trip has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under GAAP. Other companies may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures differently than us, thereby limiting the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures as a comparative tool. Because of these and other limitations, you should consider our non-GAAP measures only as supplemental to other GAAP-based financial performance measures, including net loss and gross profit per trip.
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| Operating Metrics (Periodic): | |||||||||
| Trips (in millions) | 50.84 | 31.71 | 21.93 | ||||||
| Unique Platform Consumers (in millions) | 3.08 | 2.13 | 1.81 | ||||||
| Trips per Unique Platform Consumer | 16.5 | 14.9 | 12.1 | ||||||
| Revenue per Trip | $ | 0.77 | $ | 0.59 | $ | 0.91 | |||
| Gross Profit per Trip | $ | 0.47 | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | |
| Fleet Depreciation (in thousands) | $ | 3,084 | $ | 8,153 | $ | 9,322 | |||
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| Average Daily Two-wheeled Electric Vehicles Deployed (in thousands) | 23 | 33 | 35 | ||||||
| Operating Metrics (Cumulative): | |||||||||
| All-time Trips (in millions) | 160.2 | 109.4 | 77.7 | ||||||
| All-time Unique Platform Consumers (in millions) | 7.4 | 5.9 | 4.9 | ||||||
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| All-time Unique Ride-hailing Riders (in thousands) | 3,384 | 1,663 | 499 | ||||||
| All-time Registered Ride-hailing Drivers (in thousands) | 450 | 262 | 107 | ||||||
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| Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands)^(1)^ | $ | (12,104 | ) | $ | (19,274 | ) | $ | (17,692 | ) |
| Pre-Depreciation Contribution per Trip^(1)^ | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.24 | |||
| (1) | Adjusted<br>EBITDA and Pre-Depreciation Contribution per Trip include ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled<br>electric vehicle services. | ||||||||
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Operating Metrics
| ● | Trips:<br> This metric reflects the total number of trips that have taken place on our application during<br> the relevant time period. We believe this is an important metric for management as it reflects<br> the size of our business, including the scale of our ride-hailing and delivery services,<br> as well as two-wheeled electric vehicle fleet available for use, as measured by the average<br> daily two-wheeled electric vehicles deployed. It is a similarly important metric for investors<br> as it reflects total demand for our three services in light of our current ride-hailing and<br> delivery drivers, as well as two-wheeled electric vehicle fleet availability. |
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| ● | Unique Platform Consumers: This metric reflects the total number of unique consumers who have<br> completed at least one trip during the relevant time period using any of our ride-hailing,<br> delivery, or two-wheeled electric vehicle services, as measured by average daily vehicles<br> deployed. Unique Platform Consumers are counted only once upon completing their first trips.<br> We believe this is an important metric both for management and investors as it reflects the<br> total demand for our services. |
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| ● | Trips Per Unique Platform Consumer: The numerator of this metric is our total trips, and the<br> denominator is the total unique platform consumers, both measured over a specific time period.<br> We believe this is an important metric for management as it reflects both the penetration<br> and utilization of our services. |
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| ● | Revenue per Trip: The numerator of this metric is our revenue, and the denominator is the number of trips completed by our<br> ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services, both during a specific time period. Our revenue is calculated<br> as the gross revenue received from subscription packages, and two-wheeled electric vehicle trips, less value added tax, promotional<br> discounts, coupons, and refunds. We believe this is an important metric for management as it reflects our pricing policies across<br> all services, including subscription packages, and two-wheeled electric vehicle starting fare and minute-based pricing model. The<br> metric enables management to adjust pricing policy for our services as may be necessary, including to adjust subscription package<br> fees, initiate new packages, incentivize shorter or longer trip durations for two-wheeled electric vehicle services, to achieve a<br> specific revenue per trip. This is an important metric for investors because it enables them to assess the appropriateness of<br> our pricing policy in light of our consolidated cost structure. |
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| ● | Gross Profit per Trip: The numerator of this metric is our gross profit during a given time<br> period, calculated as our pre-depreciation contribution (please see the metric below for<br> the calculation), less depreciation during the period. Depreciation reflects the decline<br> in the book value of the two-wheeled electric vehicle fleet and does not include disposals<br> or any other changes in book value. Gross profit is divided by the total number of trips<br> completed by our ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services during<br> the period to reflect the gross profit per trip. We believe this is an important metric for<br> management as it enables us to assess the per trip unit profitability of our services, including<br> all revenue earned and all costs incurred to deliver those services, excluding fixed costs.<br> This also makes it an important metric for investors, as it enables them to evaluate the<br> operating health of our platform and understand at what scale of activity we can achieve<br> sufficient gross profit to cover our fixed costs. |
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| ● | Fleet Depreciation: This metric reflects the amount of the decline in the book value of our<br> two-wheeled electric and intangible assets related to operations over a given time period, and does not include disposals or any<br> other changes in book value. We believe this is an important metric for management as it<br> reflects how much we would have to spend in order to maintain the remaining useful life of<br> our two-wheeled electric vehicles fleet at the start of the given time period in light of<br> the amount of depreciation incurred during the given time period. This is also an important<br> metric for investors as it reflects how much cash we would need to produce to maintain two-wheeled<br> electric operations, either organically from operations or externally through funding, in<br> order to maintain the remaining useful life of our two-wheeled electric vehicles fleet at<br> the start of the given time period. |
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| ● | Average Daily Two-wheeled Electric Vehicles Deployed: This metric includes a vehicle that is available for rent, in use, or reserved for future use by a consumer during at least one instance during the day as a deployed vehicle. The metric looks at the total number of such deployed vehicles across each day of the year and takes the average of these daily figures as the average daily vehicles deployed. We believe this is an important metric for management as it increases in line with the total size of our fleet, while also reflecting the share of this fleet that is available for rent, in use, or reserved for future use on a daily basis. This metric excludes vehicles that are offline due to repair, maintenance or having run out of battery on the field. As such, this metric also reflects the operating efficiency of our repair and maintenance and battery swapping teams in making our fleet available for rent by consumers. As these available vehicles represent vehicles that impact revenue for our business, it is an important metric for investors. |
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| ● | All-time Trips: This metric reflects the total number of trips that have taken place on our application since launch. We believe this is an important metric for management as it reflects the size of our business, including the scale of our ride-hailing and delivery services, as well as two-wheeled electric vehicle fleet available for use, as measured by the average daily two-wheeled electric vehicles deployed. It is a similarly important metric for investors as it reflects total demand for our three services since inception in light of our ride-hailing and delivery drivers, as well as two-wheeled electric vehicle fleet availability. |
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| ● | All-time Unique Platform Consumers: This metric reflects the total number of unique consumers who have completed at least one trip since launch using any of our ride-hailing, delivery, or two-wheeled electric vehicle services, as measured by average daily vehicles deployed. Unique Platform Consumers are counted only once upon completing their first trips since launch. We believe this is an important metric both for management and investors as it reflects the total demand for our services since launch. |
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| ● | All-time Unique Ride-hailing Riders: This metric reflects the total number of unique ride-hailing<br> riders who have completed at least one trip using our car-hailing, motorcycle-hailing, or<br> taxi-hailing services since we launched our ride-hailing service in October 2022. Unique<br> Ride-hailing Riders are counted only once upon completing their first trips. We believe this<br> is an important metric both for management and investors as it reflects the total demand<br> for our ride-hailing services. |
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| ● | All-time Registered Ride-hailing Drivers: This metric reflects the total number of registered<br> ride-hailing drivers who have been onboarded for at least one of our car-hailing, motorcycle-hailing,<br> or taxi-hailing services since we launched our ride-hailing service in October 2022. Registered<br> Ride-hailing Drivers are counted only once upon completing the onboarding process. We believe<br> this is an important metric for management as it reflects the scale of our available drivers<br> available for riders to use. It is a similarly important metric for investors as it reflects<br> the total supply for our ride-hailing service in light of our driver availability. |
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Non-GAAPFinancial Measures and Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
AdjustedEBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding depreciation, amortization, taxes, financial expenses (net of financial income) and one-time charges and non-cash adjustments, to net income (loss). The one-time charges and non-cash adjustments are mainly comprised of customs tax provision expenses resulting from the one-time amendment of customs duties and lawsuit provision expense which Marti did not consider the provision to be reflective of its normal cash operations.
Adjustments for customs tax provision expenses are not normal, recurring expenses because they result from a one-time amendment of our customs duties to reflect e-scooters imported in finished vehicle form under a single customs duty product code rather than as separate parts with their corresponding different customs duty product codes. While the then-applicable customs law did not specify in which form e-scooters had to be imported historically this law has now been revised to reflect the fact that e-scooters must be imported in finished vehicle form. We will therefore perform all of our imports as finished vehicles moving forward, and do not expect to perform any future amendments or incur the resulting customs tax provision expenses in the future. The one-time nature of the customs tax provision expense is further supported by the fact that it is exclusively related to the e-scooters imported.
The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net loss, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for the periods indicated:
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| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (41,446 | ) | $ | (73,881 | ) | $ | (33,815 | ) |
| Depreciation and amortization | $ | 3,587 | $ | 8,691 | $ | 10,045 | |||
| Financial income | $ | (1,351 | ) | $ | (1,408 | ) | $ | (3,561 | ) |
| Financial expense | $ | 15,646 | $ | 9,980 | $ | 6,773 | |||
| Customs tax provision expense | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 32 | |||
| Lawsuit provision expense | $ | 179 | $ | 184 | $ | 846 | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ | 11,280 | $ | 37,161 | $ | 1,989 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (12,104 | ) | $ | (19,274 | ) | $ | (17,692 | ) |
Pre-DepreciationContribution per Trip: Pre-depreciation contribution per trip is calculated by adding depreciation per trip to gross profit per trip. The numerator of this metric is our pre-depreciation contribution, which is calculated as our net revenue (please see the metric above for the calculation of our net revenue) less all variable costs, excluding depreciation and amortization, necessary to provide a trip for our services, during a given time period. Our variable costs include the field operations team, the operations service vans and motorcycles, the fuel consumed by field operations service vans and motorcycles, the repair and maintenance team, spare parts, charging station rent, electricity costs, consumer service call center costs, operations control center costs, occupancy fees paid to municipalities, data costs for servers and the internet connectivity of our vehicles, payment processing costs, invoice costs, and other operating costs. Pre-depreciation contribution is divided by the total number of trips completed by our ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric service vehicles during a given time period in order to reflect the pre-depreciation contribution per trip. We believe this is an important metric for management as it lets us assess the efficiency of our platform services, distinct from the performance of our two-wheeled electric vehicle team in increasing the useful life of our vehicles off of the field as reflected by depreciation. This makes it an important metric for investors to track our operating efficiency and unit economics.
The following table presents a reconciliation of pre-depreciation contribution per trip to gross profit per trip in our services, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for the periods indicated:
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| Gross Profit per Trip | $ | 0.47 | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | |
| Depreciation per Trip | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (0.43 | ) |
| Pre-Depreciation Contribution per Trip | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.24 |
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B.Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of liquidity have historically consisted of cash generated from operations, capital increases, and various forms of debt financing. Marti had $7.8 million in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025.
We incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception. Our ability to fund working capital, make capital expenditures, and service our debt will depend on our ability to generate cash from operating activities, which is subject to our future operating success especially following the monetization of our subscription packages, and obtain financing on reasonable terms, which is subject to factors beyond our control, including general economic, political, and financial market conditions.
Until we can generate sufficient revenue to cover operating expenses, working capital and capital expenditures, we expect to fund cash needs primarily through a combination of equity and debt financing. If we raise funds by issuing equity securities, dilution to our then-existing shareholders may result. Any equity securities issued may also provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of holders of our ordinary shares. If we raise funds by issuing debt securities, such debt securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of our preferred shareholders and holders of our ordinary shares.
The terms of our debt securities or borrowings could impose significant restrictions on our operations and our ability to undertake certain fundraising activities. The capital markets have in the past, and may in the future, experience periods of volatility and upheaval that could impact the availability and cost of equity and debt financing.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Ordinary Shares in the public market by securityholders, or the perception that those sales might occur, could depress the market price of our Ordinary Shares and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We are unable to predict the effect that such sales may have on the prevailing market price of our Ordinary Shares.
We have concluded that we have adequate resources and liquidity to meet our cash flow requirements for the next twelve months, and we believe that it is reasonable to apply the going concern basis as the underlying assumption for our consolidated financial statements. This assessment includes knowledge of our subsequent financial position, the estimated economic outlook and identified risks and uncertainties in relation thereto. Furthermore, the review of our strategic plan and budget, including expected developments in liquidity were considered.
In the future, we may enter into arrangements to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, products, and technologies. We may be required to seek additional equity or debt financing to consummate such transactions. In the event that we require additional financing, we may not be able to raise such financing on acceptable terms or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital or generate cash flows necessary to expand our operations and invest in continued innovation, we may not be able to compete successfully, which would harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
CashFlows
The following table presents a summary of our consolidated cash flows provided by (used in) operating, investing, and financing activities for the periods indicated:
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| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (14,781 | ) | $ | (25,077 | ) | $ | (14,866 | ) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (542 | ) | $ | (1,039 | ) | $ | (4,820 | ) |
| Net cash generated from financing activities | $ | 17,980 | $ | 11,841 | $ | 28,612 |
OperatingActivities
Our net cash used by operating activities decreased by $10.3 million, from $25.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $14.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2025. Our depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $5.1 million, from $8.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to expiration of usage periods. Our non-cash share-based, compensation expenses decreased by $24.4 million, from $35.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $11.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2025. Our interest expenses increased by $4.9 million, from $3.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $8.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to new convertible loans.
Our net cash used by operating activities increased by $10.2 million, from $14.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $25.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. Our depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $1.3 million, from $10 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $8.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily attributable to expiration of usage periods. Our non-cash share-based, compensation expenses increased by $33.7 million, from $2 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $35.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. Our interest expenses decreased by $2.2 million, from $5.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $3.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily attributable to payment of convertible loans.
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InvestingActivities
Our net cash provided by investing activities decreased by $0.5 million, from $1.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $0.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2025. Our purchase of property and equipment increased by $0.2 million, from $0.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to new purchases. Our purchase of intangible assets decreased by $0.6 million, from $0.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to less software and program purchases.
Our net cash provided by investing activities decreased by $3.8 million, from $4.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $1.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. Our purchase of property and equipment decreased by $0.3 million, from $0.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Our purchase of intangible assets increased by $0.6 million, from $0.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily attributable to new software and program purchases.
FinancingActivities
Our net cash provided by financing activities increased by $6.2 million, from $11.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $18.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2025. Our proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes increased by $1.9 million, from $18.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $19.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to new convertible agreements. Our repayment of term loans decreased by $3.4 million, from $5.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, to $1.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2025.
Our net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $16.8 million, from $28.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $11.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. Our proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes increased by $11.5 million, from $7.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $18.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily attributable to new convertible agreements. Our repayment of term loans decreased by $2.1 million, from $7.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, to $5.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. Our proceeds from reverse acquisition decreased by $29.6 million, from $29.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 to nil during the year ended December 31, 2024, as no comparable transaction occurred in 2024.
PFGCredit Agreement
In January 2021, Marti Delaware entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement with PFG, which was modified by that certain Joinder and Modification No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 24, 2021, that certain Consent, Waiver and Amendment Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2022 and the Waiver and Modification No. 2 to Loan and Security Agreement and Modification No. 2 to Annex D of the PFG Consent dated as of December 23, 2022 (as modified, the “Loan Agreement”).
The Loan Agreement provided for delayed draw term loans up to an aggregate amount of $20,000,000 at a fixed rate of 10.25% and was secured by substantially all of our assets. We made monthly principal and interest payments to PFG pursuant to the agreements. The loan was fully repaid during 2025, and as of December 31, 2025, no balance remains outstanding under the Loan Agreement.
Pre-FundSubscription Agreements
In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we entered into the Pre-Fund Subscription Agreement. Pre-funded notes were classified under long-term financial liabilities account amounting to $19,274,415 became 2028 Convertible Notes (as defined below) as of the closing date of the business combination on July 10, 2023. In addition, the Company had net proceeds of $35,500,000 from private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) financing of 15% convertible senior notes due 2028 pursuant to an Indenture, dated July 10, 2023, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “trustee”), as amended by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated April 17, 2025, between the Company and the trustee (the “2028 Convertible Notes”). As of December 31, 2025, the total amount of such 2028 Convertible Notes, which includes additional investment amounts from current and new subscribers, accrued interest, and incentive shares reduced from the convertible note liabilities, was approximately $85.8 million. Of this amount, approximately $81.5 million was in-the-money at an exercise price of $1.65.
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CallawayCommitment Letter
The Company and Callaway Capital Management LLC (“Callaway”), entered into a Commitment Letter, dated as of March 22, 2024, as amended by the certain Amendment to the Commitment Letter, dated as of September 19, 2024, and as further amended by Second Amendment to the Commitment Letter, dated December 21, 2024 (the “Commitment Letter”), evidencing Callaway’s commitment to complete certain subscription obligations as set forth therein.
SubscriptionAgreements to the 2028 Convertible Notes
On March 22, 2024, the Company and 405 MSTV I, L.P. (“MSTV”), as the subscribers party thereto further entered into a Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which the subscriber subscribed for the 2028 Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $7,500,000 (the “March 2024 Subscription”). Between the period ranging from September 2024 through March 2025, the Company, Callaway, as a commitment party, and the subscribers party thereto, MSTV and New Holland Tactical Alpha Fund LP (“NHTAF”), further entered into various Subscription Agreements and amendments to existing Subscription Agreements, pursuant to which the subscribers thereto subscribed for the 2028 Convertible Notes and such subscriptions were in partial satisfaction of Callaway’s obligations under the Commitment Letter, which resulted in the Company issuing equity incentive shares to Callaway and the subscribers thereto pursuant to the terms under the Commitment Letter. In total, the subscriber parties subscribed in an aggregate principal amount of $17,429,685.
SubscriptionAgreements to the April 2029 Convertible Notes
On April 16, 2025, the Company, Callaway, as a commitment party and a subscribing party, MSTV, NHTAF, Callaway and Farragut Square Global Master Fund, LP (“Farragut”), as the other subscribers party thereto, entered into a Note Subscription Agreement (the “April 2025 Note Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which the subscribers agreed to, from time to time, subscribe for the Company’s 12.50% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due April 2029 (the “April 2029 Convertible Notes”) up to an aggregate principal amount of $23,000,000 on the terms set forth therein. As of December 31, 2025, the subscribers subscribed for an aggregate principal amount of $13,000,000 and the remaining amount of the April 2025 Note Subscription Agreement was $10,000,000.
SubscriptionAgreements to the October 2029 Convertible Notes
On October 31, 2025, the Company, Callaway, as a commitment party and a subscribing party, and Farragut, the other subscriber party thereto entered into a Note Subscription Agreement (the “October 2025 Note Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which the subscribers agreed to, from time to time, subscribe for the Company’s 11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due October 2029 (the “October 2029 Convertible Notes”) up to an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000 on the terms set forth therein. As of December 31, 2025, no convertible notes had been issued under the October 2025 Note Subscription Agreement, and the full commitment amount remained available.
Off-BalanceSheet Arrangements
We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2025.
C.Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.
IntellectualProperty
Our intellectual property rights are valuable to our business. We have confidentiality procedures to protect our intellectual property rights, including but not limited to, non-disclosure agreements, intellectual property assignment agreements, and employee non-disclosures. We have an ongoing trademark registration program pursuant to which we register our brand name and logos in Türkiye and will expand to the other countries to the extent we determine appropriate.
As of December 31, 2025, we held 14 registered trademarks in Türkiye. In addition, we have registered domain names for websites that we use in our business, such as www.marti.tech and other variations. We also control our intellectual property through specific terms of use on our mobile application and website.
We intend to pursue additional intellectual property protection to the extent we believe it would be beneficial and cost-effective for our business. Despite our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights, they may not be respected in the future or may be invalidated, circumvented, or challenged. See “Risk Factors —Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property and Technology — We may be subject to intellectual property rights claims and other litigation that are expensive to defend, or may be unable to adequately protect our intellectual property, either of which could materially adversely affect our business.”
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D.Trend Information
See this Item 5: “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Operating Results”.
E.Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements.
Significant items subject to estimates and assumptions include those related to useful lives of property and equipment, including electric moped, electric bikes, and electric scooters, legal contingencies, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, determination of discount rate and contract term of rental buildings and vehicles related to operating lease right of use assets, valuation of warrant liability, and the valuation of share-based compensation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
We based our estimates on historical experience and on various 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. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making these estimates, actual results reported in future periods could differ from our estimates.
We believe that the following critical accounting policies reflect the more significant judgments, estimates, and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. For additional information, see the disclosure included in “Note 3 — Summaryof Significant Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates” in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
RevenueRecognition
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we recognized revenue from subscription packages, which we account for pursuant to ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, we recognized revenue from trips taken by individual consumers of the Marti App as part of our rental business, which we account for pursuant to ASC 842, Leases.
Sales taxes, including value added taxes, are excluded from reported revenue.
SubscriptionPackage
In October 2024, we launched subscription packages that provide platform consumers with various benefits across our ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services. These subscription packages provide platform consumers with access to enhanced platform features, benefits and services for a fixed subscription period.
Subscription packages are accounted for as contracts with customers in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
The subscription package represents a right to access the Company’s platform features and subscriber benefits throughout the subscription term, made available uniformly to all eligible platform consumers across our service offerings. The subscription benefits include (but are not limited to) priority access to certain services, discounted or free trips, and delivery discounts.
Payments received for subscription packages are recorded as contract liabilities (deferred revenue) upon receipt and recognized as revenue over the subscription term as the consumer’s right to access the platform benefits is satisfied through the passage of time.
The Company does not condition subscription benefits on driver performance, completion metrics, or service level achievements. Subscription access rights are granted to all platform consumers meeting eligibility criteria, independent of any binding service obligation or commission arrangement.
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Rental
Our technology platform enables consumers to participate in our Rental program. To use a vehicle, the consumer contracts with us via acceptance of the MuA. Under the MuA, consumers agree that we retain the applicable fee as consideration for the renting of our vehicles.
Consumers pay on a per-ride basis with a valid credit card or prepaid card and/or from the preloaded wallet balances. The consumer must use the Marti App to rent the vehicles and must end the trip on the Marti App to conclude the trip. Our performance obligation is to provide access to the vehicles over the consumer’s desired period of use. The transaction price of each trip is generally determined based upon the period of use and a predetermined rate per minute agreed to by the consumer prior to renting the vehicle. We account for these revenues as operating lease revenue pursuant to ASC 842, Leases, and records revenue upon completion of each trip. We treat any credit, coupon, or consumer incentive as a reduction to the revenue for the trip in the period to which it relates. When consumers fund a preloaded wallet balance, the revenue is deferred until trips are actually taken by the consumer for the corresponding amounts.
We may also issue, at our sole discretion, credits to consumers for future trips issued as promotional codes. The value of those credits is recorded as reduction of revenues when the credits are used by consumers. Consumer credits are not material to our operations.
Share-BasedCompensation
Share-based compensation expense is allocated to general and administrative expenses.
We periodically granted share-based awards, including but not limited to, restricted ordinary shares, restricted share units, and share options to eligible employees, consultants, and directors.
Share-based awards granted to employees and directors, consultants are measured at the grant date fair value of the awards, and are recognized as compensation expense using the straight-line method over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. Forfeitures are accounted for when they occur.
A change in any of the terms or conditions of share-based awards is accounted for as a modification of the awards. We calculated incremental compensation cost of a modification as the excess of the fair value of the modified awards over the fair value of the original awards immediately before its terms are modified at the modification date. For vested awards, we recognized incremental compensation cost in the period the modification occurs. For awards not being fully vested, we recognized the sum of the incremental compensation cost and the remaining unrecognized compensation cost for the original awards over the remaining requisite service period after modification.
Propertyand Equipment
Property and equipment consist of equipment, furniture and fixtures, and rental electric scooters, electric bikes, and electric mopeds. Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using a straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the related asset.
Depreciation for property and equipment commences once they are ready for their intended use. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, and improvements and betterments are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the consolidated balance sheet and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statement of operations in the period realized.
The table below, shows the useful lives for the depreciation calculation using the straight-line method:
| Rental electric scooters | 2 – 3 years |
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| Rental electric bikes | 2 – 3 years |
| Rental electric mopeds | 3 – 4 years |
| Furniture and fixtures | 3 – 7 years |
| Leasehold improvements | 1 – 5 years |
RecentAccounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of recently issued accounting standards, see “Note 3 — Summary of significant accounting policies and use of estimates — Recently issued accounting standards” to the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
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- DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
A. Directorsand Senior Management
The following table sets forth certain information relating to our directors and executive officers as of December 31, 2025.
| Name | Age | Position/Title |
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| Mr.<br> Oğuz Alper Öktem | 34 | Chief<br> Executive Officer and Director |
| Mr.<br> Cankut Durgun | 39 | President,<br> Chief Operating Officer, and Director |
| Mr.<br> Cenk Özeker | 58 | Chief<br> Financial Officer |
| Mr.<br> Daniel Freifeld | 45 | Independent<br> Director |
| Ms.<br> Kerry Healey | 65 | Independent<br> Director |
| Mr.<br> Douglas Lute | 73 | Independent<br> Director |
| Mr.<br> Alex Spiro | 43 | Independent<br> Director |
| Mr.<br> Agah Uğur | 68 | Independent<br> Director |
The business address of each director and executive officer is Maslak, Buyukdere Cd. No:237, 34485, Sariyer/Istanbul, Türkiye.
OğuzAlper Öktem is our Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairperson of our Board. Mr. Öktem has served as Marti’s Chief Executive Officer since the Company’s inception in September 2018. Prior to founding Marti, Mr. Öktem was the Chief Operating Officer of BluTV, a Türkiye-based streaming service provider established in 2015, which was later acquired by Warner Bros Discovery. Earlier in his career, Mr. Öktem worked at Deutsche Bank’s London office in the Natural Resources M&A group. Mr. Öktem holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago and a Master of Science in Political Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he also chaired the London Turkish Society.
We believe Mr. Öktem’s strategic vision for the Company and his expertise in technology, entrepreneurship, and business operations make him exceptionally qualified to serve as a director on our Board.
CankutDurgun is our co-founder, a director on our Board, and our President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Durgun has served as our Chief Operating Officer since June 2025, and as our President since December 2018. Prior to co-founding Marti, he was co-founder and general partner of Aslanoba Capital, a venture capital firm, from June 2013 to September 2017. Prior to Aslanoba, Mr. Durgun was co-founder and general partner of Romulus Capital, also a venture capital firm, from October 2008 to June 2013. Mr. Durgun received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Economics and Management Science and his Masters of Business Administration from Stanford University.
We believe Mr. Durgun is qualified to serve on our Board because of his demonstrated business acumen and years of experience leading Marti’s growth and building its market presence.
CenkÖzeker serves as our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Özeker has served as our Chief Financial Officer since May 2025. Prior to joining the Company, he held senior finance leadership positions and managing director roles across Europe and Türkiye for companies of various sizes, including serving as Managing Director at Newport Shipping UK from August 2021 to September 2024. Prior to Newport Shipping UK, Mr. Özeker served as Managing Director of Icron Software in Amsterdam from October 2019 to July 2021. Earlier in his career, Mr. Özeker held senior finance and operations leadership positions at Pepsi, Beymen, H.Ö. Sabancı Holding, and Unilever. Mr. Özeker received his Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Economics from Istanbul University and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
DanielFreifeld serves as an Independent Director on our Board. Mr. Freifeld is the Chief Investment Officer of Callaway Capital Management, LLC (“Callaway”), which he founded in October 2013. Prior to founding Callaway, Mr. Freifeld served as Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy at the U.S. Department of State, where he was responsible for oil and gas issues in Iraq, Türkiye, Russia, and the eastern Mediterranean and as a program coordinator for the Near East South Asia Center at the U.S. Department of Defense. Mr. Freifeld has been an associate of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard University and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. A member of the state bar of Massachusetts, Mr. Freifeld speaks Turkish and French and conversational Arabic, Farsi, and Spanish and holds a bachelor’s degree in political science summa cum laude from Emory University and a juris doctor from New York University School of Law.
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We believe Mr. Freifeld is qualified to serve on our Board because of his extensive international experience, expertise in capital management, and experience serving as a director. ****
KerryHealey serves as an Independent Director on our Board. Dr. Healey’s career spans leadership in government, politics, higher education, corporate governance and non-profits. Dr. Healey is currently an Independent Director at Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO) where she has chaired the Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Committee since February 2022. She is also an Independent Director of Pershing Square, Inc. (PSI), where she chairs the Compensation Committee. She teaches ethical leadership at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. Most recently, Dr. Healey was the Founding President of the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream from August 2019 to 2022, in Washington, DC. Before that, she served as President of Babson College from June 2013 to June 2019 and was elected President Emerita in 2022. Dr. Healey also served as Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from January 2003 to January 2007. Dr. Healey has served and continues to serve on a number of board of directors for public and private companies and universities, including Babson College, the American University of Afghanistan, Western Governors University, the American University of Bahrain, Mohammad bin Salmon College of Business and Entrepreneurship, and the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company. Dr. Healey received her Bachelor’s Degree from Harvard College and PhD from Trinity College, University of Dublin.
We believe Dr. Healey is qualified to serve on our Board because of her demonstrated business acumen, public and private executive leadership, and extensive experience serving as a director.
DouglasLute serves as an Independent Director on our Board. Ambassador Lute has served as the Chair of the International and Defense Practices of the BGR Group since January 2021 and has been an owner of Cambridge Global Advisors since February 2017. A retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General, Ambassador Lute previously held several high-level federal government roles, including U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”) and Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan to President George W. Bush. Ambassador Lute also served as Coordinator for South Asia to President Barack Obama. Ambassador Lute has been awarded three Defense Distinguished Services Medals and a Distinguished Honor Award for his service in the State Department. Ambassador Lute serves on the boards of Thomson Reuters Special Services, a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters Corporation, since October 2017, and The Morganti Group, Inc. since August 2022. Ambassador Lute received his Bachelor of Science in national security affairs from the United States Military Academy, where he was later awarded the title of Distinguished Graduate in 2018, and a Master of Public Administration in international security from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
We believe Ambassador Lute is qualified to serve on our Board because of his extensive leadership experience, diverse engagement in global affairs, and experience serving as a director.
AlexSpiro serves as an Independent Director on our Board. Mr. Spiro has been a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP since October 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Spiro had been an attorney at Brafman and Associates in New York City since July 2013. Prior to his joining Brafman and Associates, from September 2008 to July 2013, Mr. Spiro worked as a Manhattan prosecutor. As an attorney, Mr. Spiro has handled an array of complex litigation and investigations. He has served as the Chairman of the Board of Glassbridge Enterprises, Inc. since January 2021, and is a board member and strategic advisor to a number of groundbreaking companies. Mr. Spiro formerly was the director of an autism children’s program at McLean Hospital, Harvard’s psychiatric hospital. Mr. Spiro received his Bachelor’s Degree from Tufts University and his juris doctor from Harvard Law School, where he remains on the adjunct faculty. He has lectured and written on a variety of subjects related to psychology and the law.
We believe Mr. Spiro is qualified to serve on our Board because of his demonstrated significant analytical and overall business leadership skills.
AgahUğur serves as an Independent Director on our Board. Mr. Uğur has served as Chairman of Bogazici Ventures A.Ş. since November 2019. Before that, he was Chief Executive Officer of Borusan Holding A.Ş. from 2001 to 2018. Mr. Uğur has served on the boards of a number of Turkish public and private companies, including Doğan Şirketler Grubu Holding A.Ş, Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş., Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayi A.Ş., Gözde Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş., Alcatel Lucent Teletaş Telekomünikasyon A.Ş., Coca Cola İçecek A.Ş, Sabancı University Board of Trustees and Saha Foundation. Mr. Uğur received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Birmingham. Mr. Uğur is also qualified as a chartered accountant in the United Kingdom.
We believe Mr. Uğur is qualified to serve on our Board because of his demonstrated business acumen, expertise in accounting and financial operations, and extensive experience serving as a director.
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FamilyRelationships
There are no family relationships between any of our executive officers and directors.
B.Compensation
Compensationof Directors and Executive Officers
Under Cayman Islands law, we are not required to disclose compensation paid to our executive officers on an individual basis and this information has not otherwise been publicly disclosed. In 2025, an aggregate of $1,171,081 in cash compensation was paid to our executive officers. We did not pay any cash compensation to our independent directors in 2025 for their board or committee duties. Pursuant to our Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, four of our independent directors each received $10,000 in cash for their international travel to physically attend Board meetings, for a total of $40,000.
In Türkiye, we are required by the applicable laws and regulations to make employer contributions to the government-sponsored short-term and long-term disability insurance and unemployment insurance on behalf of all employees as prescribed under the Social Security and General Health Insurance Law No. 5510. In 2025, we paid an aggregate of $352,584 in respect of employer contributions to these government-sponsored benefit plans with respect to our executive officers.
In Türkiye, Labor Law No. 4857 regulates the minimum notice periods that must be provided by both employers and employees when terminating employment, which are determined based on the length of such employee’s service.
EquityAwards
In 2025, our directors and executive officers were granted restricted share units under the Marti Technologies, Inc. 2023 Incentive Award Plan (as amended, the “2023 Plan”) covering an aggregate of 205,880 Ordinary Shares. During the 2025 fiscal year, equity awards granted by the Company under the 2023 Plan covering an aggregate of 10,688,021 Ordinary Shares vested, primarily consisting of board compensation, director awards and long-term incentive plan awards.
In addition, in 2025, our directors and executive officers were granted options under the 2023 Plan to purchase an aggregate of 2,012,688 Ordinary Shares, consisting of (i) options to purchase 40,000 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $1.74 per Ordinary Share and an expiration date of January 7, 2035, (ii) options to purchase 1,477,688 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $3.44 per Ordinary Share and an expiration date of January 7, 2035, and (iii) options to purchase 495,000 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $3.28 per Ordinary Share and an expiration date of May 12, 2035.
As of December 31, 2025, our directors and executive officers held options granted under the Marti Technologies, Inc. 2020 Stock Plan (the “2020 Plan”) to purchase an aggregate of 391,454 Ordinary Shares, consisting of (i) options to purchase 333,931 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $1.74 per Ordinary Share, (ii) options to purchase 6,391 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $0.87 per Ordinary Share, and (iii) options to purchase 51,132 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $0.09 per Ordinary Share.
As of December 31, 2025, under the 2023 Plan, our directors and executive officers held (i) restricted share units covering an aggregate of 7,825,071 Ordinary Shares, (ii) options granted to purchase an aggregate of 1,793,826 Ordinary Shares, consisting of (a) options to purchase 67,112 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $1.74 per Ordinary Share, (b) options to purchase 1,231,714 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $3.44 per Ordinary Share, and (c) options to purchase 495,000 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $3.28 per Ordinary Share, and (iii) an aggregate of 14,645,304 fully-vested Ordinary Shares.
No other executive officers or directors held Options, RSUs or other awards covering Ordinary Shares as of December 31, 2025.
For information regarding our 2023 Plan and our 2020 Plan, see the section titled “Equity Incentive Plans — 2020 Plan” below.
EquityIncentive Plans
The following summarizes the terms of the 2023 Plan, and the 2020 Plan, pursuant to which we granted equity awards prior to the Business Combination.
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2023Plan
Administration. The Compensation Committee of the Board currently serves as the plan administrator of the 2023 Plan. The plan administrator has full authority to take all actions and to make all determinations required or provided for under the 2023 Plan and any award granted thereunder. The plan administrator also has full authority to determine who may receive awards under the 2023 Plan, the type, terms, and conditions of an award, the number of Ordinary Shares subject to the award or to which an award relates, and to make any other determination and take any other action that the plan administrator deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the 2023 Plan.
OverallShare Limit. The aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2023 Plan is the sum of (i) 30,002,672 Ordinary Shares and (ii) any Ordinary Shares which are subject to awards outstanding under the 2020 Plan as of the effective date of the 2023 Plan and which, following the effective date of the 2023 Plan, became or become (as applicable) available for issuance under the 2023 Plan (as further described below) (collectively, the “Overall Share Limit”). In addition to the foregoing, upon the occurrence of certain future LTIP Events (as defined in the 2023 Plan), additional Ordinary Shares representing three percent (3%) of the then existing Fully Diluted Shares (as defined in the 2023 Plan) will automatically be added to the Overall Share Limit. The maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be granted with respect to incentive options (“ISOs”), under the 2023 Plan is 13,811,454 Ordinary Shares.
If an award (or portion thereof) under the 2023 Plan or 2020 Plan is forfeited, expires, lapses or is terminated, is exchanged for or settled in cash, surrendered, repurchased or cancelled, without having been fully exercised/settled, in any case, at or below the price paid by the participant for such shares, any shares subject to such award may, to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration, lapse, termination, cash settlement or exchange, surrender, repurchase or cancellation, be used again or become available (as applicable) for new grants under the 2023 Plan. In addition, shares tendered or withheld to satisfy the exercise price or tax withholding obligation for any award granted under the 2023 Plan or 2020 Plan will again be or will become (as applicable) available for grants under the 2023 Plan. The payment of dividend equivalents in cash in conjunction with any awards under the 2023 Plan will not reduce the shares available for grant under the 2023 Plan. However, the following shares may not be used again for grant under the 2023 Plan: (i) shares subject to share appreciation rights (“SARs”), that are not issued in connection with the share settlement of the SAR on exercise, and (ii) shares purchased on the open market with the cash proceeds from the exercise of options.
Awards granted under the 2023 Plan upon the assumption of, or in substitution for, awards granted by an entity that merges or consolidates with the Company or its subsidiaries prior to such merger or consolidation will not reduce the shares available for grant under the 2023 Plan but will count against the maximum number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of ISOs.
The 2023 Plan provides that the sum of any cash compensation, other compensation and the aggregate grant date fair value (determined as of the date of the grant under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor thereto) of all awards granted to a non-employee director as compensation for services as a non-employee director during any fiscal year may not exceed $250,000.
Eligibility. Directors, employees and consultants of the Company and the Company’s subsidiaries, as the case may be, are eligible to receive awards under the 2023 Plan; however, ISOs may only be granted to employees of the Company and the Company’s subsidiaries.
Typesof Awards. The 2023 Plan allows for the grant of awards in the form of: (i) ISOs; (ii) non-qualified options (“NSOs”); (iii) SARs; (iv) restricted shares; (v) restricted share units (“RSUs”); (vi) dividend equivalents; and (vii) other share-based and cash-based awards.
| ● | Options and SARs. The plan administrator may determine the number of shares to be covered by<br> each option and/or SAR, the exercise price and such other terms, conditions, and limitations<br> applicable to the vesting, exercise, term and forfeiture of each option and/or SAR as it<br> deems necessary or advisable. Options provide for the purchase of Ordinary Shares in the<br> future at an exercise price set on the grant date. Options granted under the 2023 Plan may<br> be either ISOs or NSOs. ISOs, in contrast to NSOs, may provide tax deferral beyond exercise<br> and favorable capital gains tax treatment to their holders if certain holding period and<br> other requirements of the Code are satisfied. SARs entitle their holder, upon exercise, to<br> receive from the Company an amount equal to the appreciation of the shares subject to the<br> award between the grant date and the exercise date. The exercise price of an option or SAR<br> is determined by the plan administrator at the time of grant but shall not be less than 100%<br> of the fair market value of the underlying shares, or in the case of an employee who owns<br> more than 10% of the Company, 110% of the fair market value of the underlying shares on the<br> day of such grant, unless otherwise determined by the Board. Options and SARs may have a<br> maximum term of ten years, or, in the case of ISOs granted to an employee who owns more than<br> 10% of the Company, five years from the date of grant. An ISO may not be granted under the<br> 2023 Plan after ten (10) years from the earlier of the date the Board adopted the 2023 Plan<br> or the date on which the Company’s shareholders approve the 2023 Plan. If the holder<br> of an option or SAR violates such holder’s non-compete, non-solicit or similar restrictive<br> covenants set forth in any agreement between the holder and the Company or its subsidiaries,<br> the holder’s right to exercise the option or SAR (as applicable) will automatically<br> terminate upon such violation, unless otherwise determined by the Company. |
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| ● | Restricted Shares. Restricted shares are Ordinary Shares that are subject to certain vesting conditions<br> and other restrictions and are non-transferable prior to vesting. The plan administrator<br> may determine the terms and conditions of restricted share awards, including the number of<br> shares awarded, the purchase price, if any, to be paid by the recipient, the time, if any,<br> at which such restricted shares may be subject to forfeiture, the vesting schedule, if any,<br> and any rights to acceleration thereof. |
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| ● | RSUs.<br> RSUs are contractual promises to deliver cash or Ordinary Shares in the future, which may<br> also remain forfeitable unless and until specified conditions are met. The terms and conditions<br> applicable to RSUs are determined by the plan administrator, subject to the conditions and<br> limitations contained in the 2023 Plan. |
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| ● | Other Share-Based or Cash-Based Awards. Other share or cash-based awards are awards of cash,<br> fully vested Ordinary Shares and other awards valued wholly or partially by referring to,<br> or otherwise based on, Ordinary Shares. Other share-based or cash-based awards may be granted<br> to participants and may also be available as a payment form in the settlement of other awards,<br> as standalone payments and as payment in lieu of compensation to which a participant is otherwise<br> entitled. |
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| ● | Dividend Equivalents. Dividend equivalents represent the right to receive the equivalent value<br> of dividends paid on Ordinary Shares and may be granted alone or in tandem with awards other<br> than options or SARs. Dividend equivalents are credited as of the dividend record dates during<br> the period between the date an award is granted and the date such award vests, is exercised,<br> is distributed or expires, as determined by the plan administrator. |
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Adjustments;Corporate Transactions. In the event of certain changes in the Company’s corporate structure, including any dividend, distribution, combination, merger, recapitalization or other corporate transaction, the plan administrator may make appropriate adjustments to the terms and conditions of outstanding awards under the 2023 Plan to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or intended benefits under the 2023 Plan, to facilitate the transaction or event or to give effect to applicable changes in law or accounting standards. In addition, in the event of certain non-reciprocal transactions with the Company’s shareholders known as “equity restructurings,” the plan administrator will make equitable adjustments to the 2023 Plan and outstanding awards granted thereunder as it deems appropriate.
Effectof Non-Assumption in Change in Control. In the event a change in control (as defined in the 2023 Plan) occurs and a participant’s award is not continued, converted, assumed or replaced by the Company or a successor entity with an award (which may include, without limitation, a cash based award) with substantially the same value and vesting terms that are no less favorable than those applicable to the underlying award, in each case, as of immediately prior to the change in control, and provided the participant remains in continuous service through such change in control, the award will become fully vested and exercisable, as applicable, and all forfeiture, repurchase and other restrictions on such award will lapse, in which case such award, to the extent in the money, will be cancelled upon the consummation of the change in control in exchange for the right to receive the consideration payable in the change in control.
Repricings. The plan administrator may, without shareholder approval, reduce the exercise price of any option or SAR, cancel any option or SAR with an exercise price that is less than the fair market value of a Class A Ordinary Share in exchange for cash, or cancel any option or SAR in exchange for options, SARs or other awards with an exercise price per share that is less than the exercise price per share of the options or SARs for which such new options or SARS are exchanged.
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Amendmentand Termination. Our Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the 2023 Plan at any time; provided that no amendment (other than an amendment that increases the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2023 Plan, is permitted by the applicable award agreement or is made pursuant to applicable law) may materially and adversely affect any outstanding awards under the 2023 Plan without the affected participant’s consent. To the extent necessary to comply with applicable laws, shareholder approval will be required for any amendment to the 2023 Plan to increase the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the 2023 Plan (other than due to adjustments as a result of share dividends, reclassifications, share splits, consolidations or other similar corporate transactions and, for the avoidance of doubt, not including Ordinary Shares automatically added to the Overall Share Limit pursuant to the terms of the 2023 Plan (as described above in the section titled “Overall Share Limit”). In addition, shareholder approval will be required for any amendment to increase the aggregate fair value of awards granted to a non-employee director during any fiscal year.
ForeignParticipants, Claw-Back Provisions and Transferability. The plan administrator may modify award terms, establish sub-plans and/or adjust other terms and conditions of awards, subject to the share limits described above, in order to facilitate grants of awards subject to the laws and/or securities exchange rules of countries outside of the United States. All awards will be subject to any company claw-back policy as set forth in such claw-back policy or the applicable award agreement. Awards under the 2023 Plan are generally non-transferrable, except for certain beneficiary designations, by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or, subject to the plan administrator’s consent, pursuant to a domestic relations order, and are generally exercisable only by the participant.
2020 Plan
2020 Plan originally became effective on December 9, 2020, upon its adoption by the Marti board of directors and approval of its shareholders. No further awards have been or will be made under the 2020 Plan following the effectiveness of the 2023 Plan; however, all outstanding awards under the 2020 Plan on such date continue to be governed by their existing terms under the 2020 Plan.
ShareReserve. An aggregate of 4,759,109 Ordinary Shares of Marti Common Stock are reserved for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the 2020 Plan.
Administration. The Compensation Committee of the Board currently administers the 2020 Plan. Subject to the terms and conditions of the 2020 Plan, the plan administrator has the authority to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the 2020 Plan.
Eligibility. Awards under the 2020 Plan could be granted to employees, directors, and consultants of Marti and its parents and subsidiaries. Incentive share options (“ISOs”) could be granted only to employees of Marti or certain of its parents and subsidiaries.
Awards. The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of stock options (including ISOs and nonqualified share options (“NSOs”)) and restricted share units (“RSUs”), and the award or sale of shares of common stock, or any combination thereof. Each award is set forth in a separate award agreement indicating the type of the award and the terms and conditions of the award.
| ● | Options.<br> Options provide for the right to purchase Ordinary Shares in the future at a specified price<br> that is established on the date of grant. ISOs, in contrast to NSOs, may provide tax deferral<br> beyond exercise and favorable capital gains tax treatment to their holders if certain holding<br> period and other requirements of the Code are satisfied. The exercise price of an option<br> generally may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying shares on<br> the date of grant (or 110% in the case of ISOs granted to certain significant shareholders).<br> The term of an option may not be longer than ten (10) years (or five (5) years in the case<br> of ISOs granted to certain significant shareholders). Vesting conditions determined by the<br> plan administrator may apply to options and may include continued service, performance and/or<br> other conditions. |
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| ● | RSUs.<br> RSUs are contractual promises to deliver cash or shares of Ordinary Share in the future,<br> which may also remain forfeitable unless and until specified conditions are met. The terms<br> and conditions applicable to RSUs are determined by the plan administrator, subject to the<br> conditions and limitations contained in the 2020 Plan. RSUs may be granted with<br> dividend equivalents that entitle the holder to receive an amount equal to cash dividends<br> paid on the shares underlying the RSUs while they remain outstanding. Dividend equivalents<br> may be paid in the form of cash, shares, additional RSUs or a combination thereof. |
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| ● | Awards or Sales of Shares. Share awards are grants of nontransferable Ordinary Shares, and sales<br> of shares (known as share purchase rights) provide participants with the right to acquire<br> shares under the 2020 Plan at a fixed purchase price. Share awards and share purchase<br> rights may remain forfeitable unless and until specified vesting conditions are met. |
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CertainTransactions. The plan administrator has broad discretion to take action under the 2020 Plan, as well as to make adjustments to the number and type of securities issuable under the 2020 Plan and the terms and conditions of existing awards, in the event of certain transactions and events affecting the company’s Ordinary Shares, such as share dividends, reclassifications, share splits, consolidations or other similar corporate transactions. In the event of a merger or other consolidation relating to Marti or the sale of all or substantially all of Marti’s shares or assets, all then-outstanding equity awards shall be treated as set forth in the definitive agreement governing such transaction, which may provide for one or more of the following: (i) the continuation, assumption or substitution of such awards, (ii) the accelerated vesting and, if applicable, exercisability of such awards (in whole or in part), (iii) the cancellation of such awards in exchange for cash or equity equal to the intrinsic value of the vested portions of such awards (or, if an award does not have any value, without payment), (iv) cancellation of such awards upon consummation of the transaction (provided that the holder has the opportunity to exercise the award prior to such consummation) and/or (v) with respect to options only, termination of any early exercise rights and/or suspension of the holder’s right to exercise the option for a limited period of time prior to the transaction.
Transferabilityand Restrictions. With limited exceptions for transfers by beneficiary designation, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, awards under the 2020 Plan are generally non-transferable (unless otherwise determined by the plan administrator) and ISOs are exercisable only by the participant during his or her lifetime.
Amendmentand Termination. Our Board may amend, suspend or terminate the 2020 Plan at any time. However, shareholder approval is required for any amendment to the 2020 Plan to the extent required by applicable law. No further awards have been or will be granted under the 2020 Plan following the effectiveness of the 2023 Plan; however, any award under the 2020 Plan that was outstanding on such date remained in force according to the terms of the 2020 Plan and the applicable award agreement.
DirectorCompensation Program
The Company maintains a non-employee director compensation program (as amended in April 2025, the “Director Compensation Program”), pursuant to which non-employee directors of the Board are entitled to equity-based annual retainers and share-based awards, as further described below.
Under the Director Compensation Program, our non-employee directors are entitled to the following annual retainers for their service on the Board: (i) an annual retainer of $20,000 (or, if the non-employee director serves as the lead independent director, an annual retainer of $150,000 (which increased to $155,000 effective as of April 1, 2025); (ii) if the non-employee director serves as the chair of a committee of the Board, an additional annual retainer of $10,000 for each such committee; and (iii) if the non-employee director serves as a non-chair member of a committee of the Board, an additional annual retainer of $5,000 for each such committee. Annual retainers are additive, such that a non-employee director is entitled to receive the applicable retainer for each position in which he or she serves. Annual retainers are earned quarterly and are paid in the form of fully-vested Class A ordinary shares of the Company (the “Shares”) under the Company’s 2023 Incentive Award Plan (the “2023 Plan”) or any successor equity incentive plan then maintained by the Company. Upon a non-employee director’s termination of service, any earned but unpaid annual retainer (including any prorated amount for the calendar quarter in which such termination occurs) shall be automatically issued to such non-employee director in Shares on the date of termination.
In addition to the annual retainers described above, each non-employee director who primarily resides in a country other than the country where the board meeting is taking place, and travels from such country to the country where the board meeting is taking place to attend any Board meeting in person, is entitled under the Director Compensation Program to receive a cash fee equal to $10,000 for each such Board meeting.
Under the Director Compensation Program, each non-employee director who is initially elected or appointed to serve on the Board will receive an award of restricted share units (“RSUs”) with a dollar value equal to $50,000 (or, if such non-employee director serves as lead independent director, an award of RSUs with a dollar value equal to $140,000) (in either case, an “Initial Award”). No non-employee director will receive more than one Initial Award.
Each non-employee director who has served on the Board for at least six months as of the date of an annual meeting of shareholders and who will continue to serve as a non-employee director immediately following such meeting will receive a share-based award with a dollar value equal to the sum of (i) $50,000 (or, for the lead independent director, $140,000), (ii) $12,500 for each committee of the Board on which the non-employee director serves as a non-chair member, and (iii) $25,000 for each committee of the Board on which the non-employee director serves as chair (the “Annual Award”).
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Unless otherwise determined by the Board, Annual Awards are granted in the form of RSUs. The number of Shares subject to any Initial Award or Annual Award (each, a “Director Award”) granted under the Director Compensation Program shall be determined by dividing the dollar value of such Director Award (as described above) by the closing sales price of one Share as of the applicable grant date (or on the last preceding trading day if the date of grant is not a trading day).
Each Director Award vests in full on the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the applicable grant date and (ii) the date of the next annual meeting of shareholders following the grant date, in each case subject to the applicable director’s continued service on the Board through the applicable vesting date. Any unvested portion of a Director Award will be forfeited upon termination of service, unless otherwise determined by the Board. In addition, Director Awards will vest in full immediately prior to a “change in control” of the Company (as defined in the 2023 Plan), subject to the applicable director’s continued service on the Board through such vesting date.
C.Board Practices
Boardof Directors
Our Board consists of seven directors. Of these seven directors, five are independent. Our Articles of Association provide that the number of directors shall be fixed by the directors from time to time, but shall not be less than one director. So long as the Ordinary Shares are listed on the Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in our Articles of Association), the Board shall include such number of “independent directors” as the relevant rules applicable to the listing of any Ordinary Shares on the Designated Stock Exchange require, including applicable exemptions. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Being a Public Company — As an exempted company limited by shares incorporated in the Cayman Islands, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from the NYSE American corporate governance listing standards applicable to domestic U.S. companies; these practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with the NYSE American corporate governance listing standards*.*” Subject to our Articles of Association, a director who is in any way interested in a contract or proposed contract with us shall declare the nature of his or her interest at a meeting of the Board. A general notice given to the directors by any director to the effect that he or she is a member of any specified company or firm and is to be regarded as interested in any contract which may thereafter be made with that company or firm shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of interest in regard to any contract so made. A director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement notwithstanding that he or she may be interested therein and if he or she does so his or her vote shall be counted and he or she may be counted in the quorum at any meeting of the Board at which any such contract or proposed contract or arrangement shall come before the meeting for consideration.
Dutiesof Directors
Under the laws of the Cayman Islands, our directors and officers owe certain fiduciary duties to the Company. In certain circumstances, a shareholder may have the right to seek damages if a duty owed by the directors is breached.
Under Cayman Islands law, directors and officers owe the following fiduciary duties:
| ● | duty<br> to act in good faith in what the director or officer believes to be in the best interests<br> of the company as a whole; |
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| ● | duty<br> to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral<br> purpose; |
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| ● | directors<br> should not improperly fetter the exercise of future discretion; |
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| ● | duty<br> to exercise powers fairly as between different sections of shareholders; |
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| ● | duty<br> not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the<br> company and their personal interests; and |
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| ● | duty<br> to exercise independent judgment. |
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In addition to the above, under Cayman Islands law, directors also owe a duty of care which is not fiduciary in nature. This duty has been defined as a requirement to act as a reasonably diligent person having both the general knowledge, skill, and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company and the general knowledge skill and experience of that director.
As set out above, under Cayman Islands law, directors have a duty not to put themselves in a position of conflict and this includes a duty not to engage in self-dealing, or to otherwise benefit as a result of their position. However, in some instances what would otherwise be a breach of this duty can be forgiven and/or authorized in advance by the shareholders provided that there is full disclosure by the directors. This can be done by way of permission granted in our Articles of Association or alternatively by shareholder approval at general meetings.
Appointmentand Removal of Directors
Our Articles of Association provide that our Board should consist of such number of directors as fixed by the directors from time to time (but not less than one director) so long as the Ordinary Shares are listed on the Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in our Articles of Association).
Our Articles of Association provide that our directors are to be divided into three (3) classes designated as Class I, Class II, and Class III, respectively. At the 2026 annual general meeting, the Class I directors are to be elected for a full term of three (3) years. At the 2027 annual general meeting, the Class II directors are to be elected for a full term of three (3) years. At the 2028 annual general meeting, the Class III directors are to be elected for a full term of three (3) years. At each succeeding annual general meeting, our directors are to be elected for a full term of three (3) years to succeed our directors of the class whose terms expire at such annual general meeting. No decrease in the number of directors constituting our directors is to shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Our directors by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the remaining directors present and voting at a meeting of the directors, even if less than a quorum, shall have the power from time to time and at any time to appoint any person as a director to fill a casual vacancy on the Board or as an addition to the existing Board, subject to our Articles of Association, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in our Articles of Association), the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law (as defined in our Articles of Association). A director appointed to fill a vacancy in accordance with our Articles of Association is to be of the same class of director as the director he or she replaced. Any such appointed director shall hold office until the expiration of his or her term, until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal.
A director may be removed from office by our shareholders by Special Resolution (as defined in our Articles of Association) only for cause (“cause” for removal of a director shall be deemed to exist only if (a) the director whose removal is proposed has been convicted of an arrestable offence by a court of competent jurisdiction and such conviction is no longer subject to direct appeal; (b) such director has been found by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office at any regular or extraordinary general meeting of the Board called for that purpose, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, to have been guilty of willful misconduct in the performance of such director’s duties to us in a matter of substantial importance to us; or (c) such director has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be mentally incompetent, which mental incompetency directly affects such director’s ability to perform his or her obligations as a director) at any time before the expiration of his or her term, notwithstanding anything in our Articles of Association or in any agreement between us and such director (but without prejudice to any claim for damages under such agreement).
Our Articles of Association provide that the office of a director shall be vacated if the director: (i) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his or her creditors; (ii) dies or is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; (iii) resigns his or her office by notice in writing to the Company; (iv) is prohibited by applicable law or the Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in our Articles of Association), the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law (as defined in the Proposed Articles of Association) from being a director; (v) without special leave of absence from the directors, is absent from meetings of the directors for six (6) consecutive months and the directors resolve that his or her office be vacated; or (vi) if he or she shall be removed from office pursuant to our Articles of Association.
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Termsof Directors
The term of office for each of Class I, Class II and Class III directors are the following:
| ● | at<br> the 2026 annual general meeting, the term of office of the Class I directors, Agah Ugur and<br> Douglas Lute, shall expire and Class I directors shall be elected for a full term of three<br> (3) years; |
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| ● | at<br> the 2027 annual general meeting, the term of office of the Class II directors shall expire<br> and Class II directors, Cankut Durgun, Kerry Healey, and Alex Spiro, shall be elected for<br> a full term of three (3) years; and |
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| ● | at<br> the 2028 annual general meeting, the term of office of the Class III directors, Oguz Alper<br> Öktem and Daniel Freifeld, shall expire and Class III directors shall be elected for<br> a full term of three (3) years |
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At each succeeding annual general meeting, directors are to be elected for a full term of three (3) years to succeed the directors of the class whose terms expire at such annual general meeting. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the directors is to shorten the term of any incumbent director.
The term of a director appointed to fill a vacancy in accordance with our Articles of Association, shall terminate in accordance with that same class of director that he or she replaced. The term of any such director appointed shall continue to be in effect, until the expiration of his or her term, as set out above, until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal or is otherwise disqualified from acting as a director, in accordance with the provisions of our Articles of Association (including pursuant to the Companies Act).
Committeesof the Board of Directors
AuditCommittee
Under the corporate governance rules of the NYSE American, we are required to maintain an audit committee consisting of at least three independent directors, each of whom is financially literate and one of whom has accounting or related financial management expertise. Our audit committee consists of Agah Ugur, Kerry Healey, and Douglas Lute. Mr. Ugur serves as the chairperson of the audit committee. All members of the audit committee meet the requirements for financial literacy under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the corporate governance rules of the NYSE American. The Board has determined that Agah Ugur is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules and has the requisite financial experience as defined by the corporate governance rules of the NYSE American. The Board has determined that each member of the audit committee is “independent” as such term is defined in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, which is different from the general test for independence of board and committee members.
The Board adopted a charter setting forth the responsibilities of the audit committee, which are consistent with Cayman Islands law, the SEC rules and the corporate governance rules of the NYSE American and include:
| ● | appointing,<br> compensating, retaining, and overseeing the work of the independent auditors and any other<br> independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us; |
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| ● | reviewing<br> and discussing with the independent auditors all of our relationships with the auditors in<br> order to evaluate their continued independence; |
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| ● | reviewing<br> with management and our independent auditor and our annual and quarterly financial statements<br> prior to publication or filing (or submission, as the case may be) to the SEC; |
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| ● | discussing<br> our earnings press releases, as well as financial information and earnings guidance provided<br> to analysts and rating agencies; |
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| ● | discussing<br> our policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management; |
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| ● | reviewing<br> and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404<br> of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; |
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| ● | reviewing<br> our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at least annually; and |
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| ● | setting<br> clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors. |
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CompensationCommittee
Under the corporate governance rules of the NYSE American, we are required to maintain a compensation committee consisting entirely of independent directors. Our compensation committee consists of Messrs. Freifeld, Spiro, and Lute. Mr. Freifeld serves as chairperson of the compensation committee. The Board has determined that each proposed member of the compensation committee is independent under the corporate governance rules of the NYSE American, including the additional independence requirements applicable to members of a compensation committee.
The Board adopted a charter setting forth the responsibilities of the compensation committee, which are consistent with Cayman Islands law, the SEC rules and the corporate governance rules of the NYSE American and include:
| ● | reviewing<br> and approving the corporate goals and objectives with respect to the compensation of our<br> chief executive officer; evaluating our chief executive officer’s performance in light<br> of such goals and objectives and setting the compensation of our chief executive officer<br> based on such evaluation; |
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| ● | overseeing<br> the evaluation of the executive officers (other than the chief executive officer) and reviewing<br> and setting, or making a recommendation to the Board, regarding the compensation of such<br> executive officers; |
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| ● | reviewing<br> and making recommendations to the Board regarding director compensation; |
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| ● | reviewing<br> and approving, or making recommendations to the Board regarding, our incentive compensation<br> and equity-based plans and arrangements; |
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| ● | assisting<br> management in complying with our proxy statement and Annual Report disclosure requirements;<br> and |
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| ● | if<br> required, producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy<br> statement. |
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Nominatingand Corporate Governance Committee
Under the corporate governance rules of the NYSE American, we are required to maintain a nominating and corporate governance committee consisting entirely of independent directors. Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Ms. Healey and Messrs. Freifeld and Lute. Ms. Healey serves as chairperson of the nominating and corporate governance committee. The Board adopted a charter setting forth the responsibilities of the nominating and corporate governance committee, which are consistent with Cayman Islands law, the SEC rules and the corporate governance rules of the NYSE American and include:
| ● | identifying<br> individuals qualified to become members of the Board and ensuring the Board has the requisite<br> expertise and that its membership consists of person with sufficiently diverse and independent<br> backgrounds; |
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| ● | recommending<br> to the Board the nominees for election at the annual general meeting; |
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| ● | creating<br> the criteria to be used by the committee in recommending directors and by the Board in nominating<br> directors pursuant to our corporate governance guidelines (as described below); |
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| ● | reviewing<br> annually the committee structure and recommending to the Board for its approval directors<br> to serve as members of each committee; |
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| ● | establishing<br> and maintaining effective corporate governance policies and practices, including, but not<br> limited to, developing and recommending to the Board a set of corporate governance guidelines;<br> and |
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| ● | overseeing<br> our environmental, social and governance risks, strategies, policies, programs, and practices<br> to further our business purpose, strategy, culture, values, and reputation. |
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CorporateGovernance Guidelines
Pursuant to the corporate governance rules of the NYSE American, we have adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines to assist the Board in the exercise of our responsibilities and to serve the interests of the Company and our shareholders. The guidelines are intended to serve as a flexible framework within which the Board may conduct its business and will address director qualification standards, director responsibilities, director access to management, director compensation, director orientation and continuing education, management succession, and annual performance evaluation of the Board.
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D.Employees
HumanCapital
As of December 31, 2025, our team was comprised of 473 full-time employees. Of our 473 full-time employees, 174 of whom were white-collar and 299 of whom were gray-blue collar employees. Our primary executive office and headquarters is in Istanbul, Türkiye, and all of our employees are located in Türkiye. We offer competitive compensation packages for our employees, including an employee share ownership plan to promote employee satisfaction and performance.
E.Share Ownership
Information regarding the ownership of Ordinary Shares by our directors and executive officers is set forth in Item 7.A of this Annual Report.
F.Disclosure of a Registrant’s Action to Recover Erroneously Awarded Compensation
Not applicable.
ITEM
- MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A.Major Shareholders
The following table sets forth information as of February 28, 2026 with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Company’s ordinary shares by:
| ● | each<br> person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own 5% or more of the<br> outstanding Ordinary Shares; |
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| ● | each<br> of our current directors; |
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| ● | each<br> of our current executive officers; and |
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| ● | all<br> of our current directors and executive officers as a group. |
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Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to, or the power to receive the economic benefit of ownership of, the securities. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares that the person has the right to acquire within 60 days of February 28, 2026 are included, including through the exercise of any option or other right or the conversion of any other security. However, these shares are not included in the computation of the percentage ownership of any other person.
The percentage of the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned is computed on the basis of 86,042,726 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of February 28, 2026.
| ****<br><br> <br>Beneficial Owners^(1)^ | Number of Ordinary Shares | Percentage of all Ordinary Shares | |||
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| Holders of 5% or Greater | |||||
| 405<br> MSTV I LP^(2)^ | 28,212,548 | 25.8 | % | ||
| Farragut<br> Investor Entities^(3)^ | 21,837,613 | 21.7 | % | ||
| Esra<br> Unluaslan Durgun^(4)^ | 14,425,406 | 16.8 | % | ||
| Sumed<br> Equity Ltd.^(5)^ | 8,047,123 | 9.3 | % | ||
| New<br> Holland Tactical Alpha Fund LP^(6)^ | 5,226,678 | 5.8 | % | ||
| Funds<br> managed by Weiss Asset Management LP^(7)^ | 4,594,426 | 5.1 | % | ||
| Directors and Executive Officers | |||||
| Oguz<br> Alper Öktem^(8)^ | 13,984,229 | 16.3 | % | ||
| Cankut<br> Durgun^(4)^ | 14,425,406 | 16.8 | % | ||
| Daniel<br> Freifeld^(3)(9)^ | 22,725,214 | 22.6 | % | ||
| Agah<br> Ugur^(10)^ | 357,328 | * | |||
| Douglas<br> Lute^(11)^ | 158,794 | * | |||
| Kerry<br> Healey^(12)^ | 199,638 | * | |||
| Alex<br> Spiro^(13)^ | 27,688 | * | |||
| Cenk Özeker | — | * | |||
| All<br> directors and executive officers as a group (8 individuals)^(14)^ | 51,878,297 | 51.6 | % | ||
| * | Less<br>than 1% | ||||
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| (1) | Unless<br>otherwise indicated, the address of each person named above is Buyukdere Cd. No:237, Maslak, 34485, Sariyer/Istanbul, Türkiye. | ||||
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| (2) | Includes<br>(i) 23,248,316 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of Convertible Notes and, (ii) 4,964,232 Ordinary Shares held directly by<br>405 MSTV I, L.P.. The address of the entity or individual listed above is PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-1104 Cayman Islands. |
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| (3) | Includes<br>(i) 13,165,407 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of Convertible Notes by Farragut Square Global Master Fund, LP (“Farragut<br>LP”), (ii) 233,638 Ordinary Shares held directly by Farragut LP, (iii) 1,204,491 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of<br>Convertible Notes by Callaway Capital Management, LLC (“Callaway LLC” and, together with Farragut LP, collectively, the “Farragut<br>Investor Entities”), and (iv) 7,234,077 Ordinary Shares held directly by Callaway LLC. Mr. Freifeld indirectly controls the Farragut<br>Investor Entities and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the Farragut Investor Entities. Mr. Freifeld disclaims beneficial<br>ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The principal business address of the Farragut Investor<br>Entities is 2001 S. Street NW, Suite 320, Washington DC 20009. |
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| (4) | These<br>shares are held by Mr. Durgun’s spouse, Esra Unluaslan Durgun. Mr. Durgun disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. Includes<br>(i) 14,134,009 Ordinary Shares currently held directly and (ii) 291,397 Ordinary shares issuable upon settlement of options, RSUs or<br>other stock-based awards that have vested or will vest within 60 days of February 28, 2026, by Ms. Durgun. |
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| (5) | Includes<br>(i) 831,049 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of Convertible Notes and (ii) 7,216,074 Ordinary Shares held directly by Sumed<br>Equity Ltd. The business address of Sumed Equity Ltd is Office 105, One Central Building 4, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
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| (6) | Includes<br>(i) 3,624,793 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of Convertible Notes, (ii) 1,601,885 Ordinary Shares held directly by New<br>Holland Tactical Alpha Fund L.P.. The business address of New Holland Tactical Alpha Fund L.P. is PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman<br>KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. |
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| (7) | Includes<br>(i) 1,557,443 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of Convertible Notes held by Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund (“BGO”)<br>and (ii) 3,036,983 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of Convertible Notes, held by Brookdale International Partners, L.P.<br>(“BIP”). Andrew Weiss is the Manager of WAM GP LLC, which is the general partner of Weiss Asset Management LP, the investment<br>manager of BGO and BIP. WAM GP LLC is also the Manager of BIP GP LLC, the general partner of BIP. Mr. Weiss has voting and dispositive<br>power with respect to the securities held by the BGO and BIP. Mr. Weiss, WAM GP LLC, Weiss Asset Management LP and BIP GP LLC each disclaim<br>beneficial ownership of the shares held by BGO and BIP, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein. The business<br>address of the foregoing entities is c/o Weiss Asset Management, 222 Berkeley Street, 16^th^ Floor, Boston, MA 02116. |
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| (8) | Includes<br>(i) 2,892,832 Ordinary Shares currently held directly (ii) 291,397 Ordinary Shares issuable upon settlement of options, RSUs or other<br>share-based awards that have vested or will vest within 60 days of February 28, 2026, by Mr. Öktem, and (iii) 10,800,000 Ordinary<br>Shares held by Oktem Family Fund LLC. Mr. Öktem retains beneficial ownership of such shares held by Oktem Family Fund LLC, including voting and dispositive power). |
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| (9) | Includes<br>(i) 867,340 Ordinary Shares currently held directly and (ii) 20,261 Ordinary Shares issuable upon settlement of options, RSUs or other<br>share-based awards that have vested or will vest within 60 days of February 28, 2026, by Mr. Freifeld. |
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| (10) | Includes<br>(i) 354,129 Ordinary Shares currently held directly and (ii) 3,199 Ordinary Shares issuable upon settlement of options, RSUs or other<br>share-based awards that have vested or will vest within 60 days of February 28, 2026, by Mr. Ugur. |
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| (11) | Includes<br>(i) 155,062 Ordinary Shares currently held directly and (ii) 3,732 Ordinary Shares issuable upon settlement of options, RSUs or other<br>share-based awards that have vested or will vest within 60 days of February 28, 2026, by Mr. Lute. |
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| (12) | Includes<br>(i) 195,906 Ordinary Shares currently held directly and (ii) 3,732 Ordinary Shares issuable upon settlement of options, RSUs or other<br>share-based awards that have vested or will vest within 60 days of February 28, 2026, by Ms. Healey. |
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| (13) | Includes<br>(i) 25,022 Ordinary Shares currently held directly and (ii) 2,666 Ordinary Shares issuable upon settlement of options, RSUs or other<br>share-based awards that have vested or will vest within 60 days of February 28, 2026, by Mr. Spiro. |
| (14) | Includes (i) 14,369,898 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of Convertible Notes that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Freifeld, (ii) 36,892,015 Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by our current executive officers and directors, and (iii) 616,384 Ordinary Shares issuable upon settlement of options, RSUs or other share-based awards that our current executive officers and directors have the right to acquire within 60 days of February 28, 2026. |
All of the Ordinary Shares have the same voting rights and no major shareholder of the Company has different voting rights.
As of February 28, 2026, 86,042,726 Ordinary Shares were issued and outstanding. As the majority of our shares are held in book-entry form, we are not aware of the identity of all of our shareholders. As of February 28, 2026, we had 60,485,371 Ordinary Shares held by 9 U.S. resident shareholders of record, not including Cede & Co., the nominee of The Depository Trust Company.
B.Related Party Transactions
Pre-FundSubscription Agreements
In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we entered into the Pre-Fund Subscription Agreement. Pre-funded notes were classified under long-term financial liabilities account amounting to $19,274,415 became 2028 Convertible Notes (as defined below) as of the closing date of the business combination on July 10, 2023. In addition, the Company had net proceeds of $35,500,000 from private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) financing of 15% convertible senior notes due 2028 pursuant to an Indenture, dated July 10, 2023, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “trustee”), as amended by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated April 17, 2025, between the Company and the trustee (the “2028 Convertible Notes”). As of December 31, 2025, the total amount of such 2028 Convertible Notes, which includes additional investment amounts from current and new subscribers, accrued interest, and incentive shares reduced from the convertible note liabilities, was approximately $85.8 million. Of this amount, approximately $81.5 million was in-the-money at an exercise price of $1.65.
CallawayCommitment Letter
The Company and Callaway Capital Management LLC (“Callaway”), entered into a Commitment Letter, dated as of March 22, 2024, as amended by the certain Amendment to the Commitment Letter, dated as of September 19, 2024, and as further amended by Second Amendment to the Commitment Letter, dated December 21, 2024 (the “Commitment Letter”), evidencing Callaway’s commitment to complete certain subscription obligations as set forth therein.
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SubscriptionAgreements to the 2028 Convertible Notes
On March 22, 2024, the Company and 405 MSTV I, L.P. (“MSTV”), as the subscribers party thereto further entered into a Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which the subscriber subscribed for the 2028 Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $7,500,000 (the “March 2024 Subscription”). Between the period ranging from September 2024 through March 2025, the Company, Callaway, as a commitment party, and the subscribers party thereto, MSTV and New Holland Tactical Alpha Fund LP (“NHTAF”), further entered into various Subscription Agreements and amendments to existing Subscription Agreements, pursuant to which the subscribers thereto subscribed for the 2028 Convertible Notes and such subscriptions were in partial satisfaction of Callaway’s obligations under the Commitment Letter, which resulted in the Company issuing equity incentive shares to Callaway and the subscribers thereto pursuant to the terms under the Commitment Letter. In total, the subscriber parties subscribed in an aggregate principal amount of $17,429,685.
SubscriptionAgreements to the April 2029 Convertible Notes
On April 16, 2025, the Company, Callaway, as a commitment party and a subscribing party, MSTV, NHTAF, Callaway and Farragut Square Global Master Fund, LP (“Farragut”), as the other subscribers party thereto, entered into a Note Subscription Agreement (the “April 2025 Note Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which the subscribers agreed to, from time to time, subscribe for the Company’s 12.50% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due April 2029 (the “April 2029 Convertible Notes”) up to an aggregate principal amount of $23,000,000 on the terms set forth therein. As of December 31, 2025, the subscribers subscribed for an aggregate principal amount of $13,000,000 and the remaining amount of the April 2025 Note Subscription Agreement was $10,000,000.
SubscriptionAgreements to the October 2029 Convertible Notes
On October 31, 2025, the Company, Callaway, as a commitment party and a subscribing party, and Farragut, the other subscriber party thereto entered into a Note Subscription Agreement (the “October 2025 Note Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which the subscribers agreed to, from time to time, subscribe for the Company’s 11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due October 2029 (the “October 2029 Convertible Notes”) up to an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000 on the terms set forth therein. As of December 31, 2025, no convertible notes had been issued under the October 2025 Note Subscription Agreement, and the full commitment amount remained available.
IntercompanyTerm Loan Credit Facilities
Marti Delaware and its wholly owned subsidiary, Marti İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (“Marti İleri”), have from time to time entered into intercompany term loan credit facilities to finance working capital needs and the acquisition of vehicles and other capital expenditures.
These facilities generally provided for fixed principal amounts bearing interest at a rate of 4% per annum and include stated maturity dates agreed between the parties. Certain amounts previously outstanding under such facilities were converted into equity in prior fiscal years.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had an intercompany term loan outstanding with a contractual principal amount of $3.5 million, bearing interest at 4% per annum and maturing on November 26, 2028. The loan was provided pursuant to a term loan credit facility agreement dated October 1, 2025 and is intended to be used for working capital purposes.
The intercompany loans are eliminated in consolidation for financial reporting purposes; however, they constitute related party transactions under applicable SEC disclosure rules. The Company may enter into additional intercompany financing arrangements in the ordinary course of business.
Guaranteefor Term Loan provided by PFG
Marti Ileri is a party to the Loan Agreement as a guarantor, pledging substantially all of its assets as security for the loans thereunder. Marti drew down $5.0 million on the loan in January 2021 and $10.0 million on the loan in December 2021. Marti drew down an additional $3.0 million on the loan in October 2022 and $2.0 million on the loan in December 2022. As of December 31, 2025, the loan was fully repaid.
EngagementLetter with Quinn Emanuel
On February 10, 2025, the Company entered into an engagement letter with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP (“QEU&S”), pursuant to which QEU&S will provide certain legal services to the Company. Alex Spiro, a member of the Board, is a partner of QEU&S and will be providing legal services under the engagement between QUE&S and the Company. The total fees for the QEU&S engagement will not exceed $100,000.
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C. Interestsof Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
ITEM
- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A. ConsolidatedStatements and Other Financial Information
ConsolidatedFinancial Statements
See Item 18 of this Annual Report for consolidated financial statements and other financial information.
Legaland Arbitration Proceedings
LegalProceedings
We are subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business.
On February 3, 2023, the Istanbul Otomobilciler Esnaf Odası, an association of taxi owners, filed a lawsuit against us before the Istanbul 14^th^ Commercial Court regarding our ride-hailing and e-moped services, claiming that these services create unfair competition. The plaintiff also requested that the court prevent third parties from accessing these services through our website or mobile application.
In response, the court issued an order on March 6, 2023, blocking access to the ride-hailing service. We appealed this decision, and the injunction was lifted on June 20, 2023.
On July 19, 2024, following expert reports and hearings, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff regarding our ride-hailing service, but dismissed claims related to our motorcycle-hailing service. The court also issued an order blocking access to our ride-hailing application, but clarified that order did not affect our other activities. We filed objections to the ruling on October 1, 2024, except for the part related to motorcycle-hailing.
The 14^th^ Civil Chamber of the Istanbul Regional Court of Justice overturned the decision, stating that the expert reports were insufficient and that the court had failed to properly consider the defendant’s defenses. The case was sent back to the first instance court for retrial.
The case resumed before the Istanbul 14th Commercial Court on November 27, 2024. Additionally, a lawsuit filed by the Antalya Chamber of Drivers was combined with the existing case, as both were related. At the second hearing of the retrial, held on March 21, 2025, the Istanbul 14^th^ Commercial Court appointed a new expert committee and requested a new report, which was subsequently submitted. In a subsequent hearing held on December 19, 2025, the court ordered the preparation of an additional expert report, as the existing report failed to address all the questions posed, and adjourned the proceedings until June 24, 2026.
DividendPolicy
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends. Our Board will consider whether or not to institute a dividend policy. We currently intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of the business, and therefore, do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends on our Ordinary Shares in the foreseeable future. We have not identified a paying agent.
Dividends
Subject to the foregoing, the payment of cash dividends in the future, if any, will be at the discretion of our Board and will depend upon such factors as earnings levels, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, our overall financial condition, available distributable reserves and any other factors deemed relevant by our Board. Under Cayman Islands law, a Cayman Islands company may pay a dividend out of either profits (including retained earnings) or share premium, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid if this would result us being unable to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of our business.
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Even if the Board decides to pay dividends, the form, frequency, and amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the Board may deem relevant. In addition, we are a holding company and depend on the receipt of dividends and other distributions from our subsidiaries to pay dividends on Ordinary Shares. When making recommendations on the timing, amount and form of future dividends, if any, the Board will consider, among other things:
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| ● | our<br>expected financial performance and working capital needs; |
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| ● | our<br>capital expenditures and other investment plans; |
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| ● | other<br>investment and growth plans; |
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| ● | dividend<br>yields of comparable companies globally; |
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| ● | restrictions<br>on payment of dividend that may be imposed on us by financing arrangements; and |
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| ● | the<br>general economic and business conditions and other factors deemed relevant by the Board and statutory restrictions on the payment of<br>dividends. |
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We are a holding company and depend on the receipt of dividends and other distributions from our subsidiaries to pay dividends on Ordinary Shares.
Liquidation
On a winding-up or other return of capital, subject to any special rights attaching to any other class of shares, holders of Ordinary Shares will be entitled to participate in any surplus assets in proportion to their shareholdings, held by them at the commencement of the winding-up, subject to a deduction from those shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to us for unpaid calls or otherwise. Subject to the restrictions contained in our Articles of Association and the rules or regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in our Articles of Association) or any relevant securities laws, any of our shareholders may transfer all or any of his or her Ordinary Shares by an instrument of transfer in the usual or common form or in a form prescribed by the Designated Stock Exchange or in any other form approved by our directors. However, the directors may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Ordinary Shares, subject to any applicable requirements imposed from time to time by the SEC and the Designated Stock Exchange.
B. SignificantChanges
None.
ITEM
- THE OFFER AND LISTING
A. Offerand Listing Details
Our ordinary shares are listed on the NYSE American under the symbol “MRT”.
B. Planof Distribution
Not applicable
C. Markets
Our ordinary shares are listed and traded on the NYSE American under the symbols “MRT”.
D. SellingShareholders
Not applicable.
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E. Dilution
Not applicable.
F. Expensesof the Issue
Not applicable.
ITEM
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A. ShareCapital
Not applicable.
B. Memorandumand Articles of Association
The Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (the “Articles of Association”), effective as of July 10, 2023 is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Annual Report. The information called for by this Item is set forth in Exhibit 2.1 to this Annual Report and is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.
C. MaterialContracts
Except as otherwise disclosed in this Annual Report (including the Exhibits), we are not currently, nor have we been for the past two years, party to any material contract, other than contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business.
D. ExchangeControls
There are no governmental laws, decrees, regulations or other legislation in the Cayman Islands that may affect the import or export of capital, including the availability of cash and cash equivalents for use by Marti, or that may affect the remittance of dividends, interest, or other payments by Marti to non-resident holders of its ordinary shares. There is no limitation imposed by the laws of Cayman Islands or in the Company’s Articles of Association on the right of non-residents to hold or vote shares.
E. Taxation
MaterialU.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
The following discussion is a summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to the purchase, ownership and disposition of our Ordinary Shares. All prospective holders of our Ordinary Shares should consult their tax advisors with respect to the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our Ordinary Shares.
This discussion is not a complete analysis of all potential U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the ownership and disposition of our Ordinary Shares. This summary is based upon current provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer to as the Code, existing U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, published administrative pronouncements and rulings of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, which we refer to as the IRS, and judicial decisions, all as in effect as of the date of this Annual Report. These authorities are subject to change and differing interpretation, possibly with retroactive effect. Any change or differing interpretation could alter the tax consequences to holders described in this discussion. There can be no assurance that a court or the IRS will not challenge one or more of the tax consequences described herein, and we have not obtained, nor do we intend to obtain, a ruling with respect to the U.S. federal income tax consequences to a holder of the ownership or disposition of our Ordinary Shares.
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We assume in this discussion that a holder holds our Ordinary Shares as a “capital assets” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a particular holder in light of that holder’s individual circumstances, nor does it address any alternative minimum, Medicare contribution, estate or gift tax consequences, or any aspects of U.S. state, local or non-U.S. taxes or any other U.S. federal tax laws. This discussion also does not address consequences relevant to holders subject to special tax rules, such as:
| ● | holders<br>that own, or are deemed to own, more than 5% of our capital stock (except to the extent specifically set forth below); |
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| ● | corporations<br>that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax; |
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| ● | tax-exempt<br>organizations; |
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| ● | governmental<br>organizations; |
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| ● | banks,<br>financial institutions, investment funds, insurance companies, brokers, dealers or traders in securities, commodities or currencies; |
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| ● | regulated<br>investment companies or real estate investment trusts; |
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| ● | persons<br>that have a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar; |
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| ● | tax-qualified<br>retirement plans; |
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| ● | holders<br>who hold or receive our Ordinary Shares pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation; |
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| ● | holders<br>holding our Ordinary Shares as part of a hedge, straddle, or other risk reduction strategy, conversion transaction or other integrated<br>investment; |
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| ● | holders<br>deemed to sell our Ordinary Shares under the constructive sale provisions of the Code; or |
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| ● | passive<br>foreign investment companies, controlled foreign corporations, and certain former U.S. citizens or long-term residents. |
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In addition, this discussion does not address the tax treatment of partnerships (or entities or arrangements that are treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or persons that hold our Ordinary Shares through such partnerships. If a partnership, including any entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holds our Ordinary Shares, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner in such partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Such partners and partnerships should consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our Ordinary Shares.
For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of our Ordinary Shares that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
| ● | an<br>individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; |
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| ● | a<br>corporation, or an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in the United States or<br>under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
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| ● | an<br>estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or |
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| ● | a<br>trust if (a) a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more U.S. persons have the<br>authority to control all of the trust’s substantial decisions or (b) the trust has a valid election in effect under applicable<br>U.S. Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. |
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For purposes of this discussion, a “non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of our Ordinary Shares that is neither a U.S. Holder nor a partnership or an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Treatmentas a Domestic Corporation for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Even though we are organized as an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, as a result of the Merger, we believe we are treated as a domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Section 7874 of the Code. As such, we will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax as if we were organized under the laws of the United States or a state thereof. The remaining discussion contained in this “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” assumes that we will be treated as a domestic corporation for all U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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TaxConsiderations Applicable to U.S. Holders
Taxationof Distributions
If we pay distributions (other than certain distributions of our stock or rights to acquire our stock) to U.S. Holders of our Ordinary Shares, such distributions generally will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits will constitute a return of capital that will be applied against and reduce (but not below zero) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our Ordinary Shares. Any remaining excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of the Ordinary Shares and will be treated as described under “— Tax Considerations Applicable to U.S. Holders—Gainor Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Ordinary Shares” below.
Dividends that we pay to a U.S. Holder that is a taxable corporation will generally qualify for the dividends received deduction if the requisite holding period is satisfied. With certain exceptions (including dividends treated as investment income for purposes of investment interest deduction limitations), and provided certain holding period requirements are met, dividends we pay to a non-corporate U.S. Holder will generally constitute “qualified dividends” that under current law will be subject to tax at long-term capital gains rates. If the holding period requirements are not satisfied, a corporation may not be able to qualify for the dividends received deduction and would have taxable income equal to the entire dividend amount, and non-corporate holders may be subject to tax on such dividend at ordinary income tax rates instead of the preferential rates that apply to qualified dividend income.
Gainor Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Ordinary Shares
A U.S. Holder generally will recognize gain or loss on the sale, taxable exchange or other taxable disposition of our Ordinary Shares. Any such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Ordinary Shares so disposed of exceeds one year. The amount of gain or loss recognized will generally be equal to the difference between (1) the sum of the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received in such disposition and (2) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its Ordinary Shares so disposed of. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its Ordinary Shares will generally equal the U.S. Holder’s acquisition cost for such Ordinary Shares, less any prior distributions treated as a return of capital. Long-term capital gains recognized by non-corporate U.S. Holders are generally eligible under current law for reduced rates of tax. If the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Ordinary Shares so disposed of is one year or less, any gain on a sale or other taxable disposition of the shares would be subject to short-term capital gain treatment and would be taxed at ordinary income tax rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
InformationReporting and Backup Withholding
In general, information reporting requirements may apply to distributions paid to a U.S. Holder and to the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of our Ordinary Shares, unless the U.S. Holder is an exempt recipient. Backup withholding may apply to such payments if the U.S. Holder fails to provide a taxpayer identification number (or furnishes an incorrect taxpayer identification number) or a certification of exempt status, or has been notified by the IRS that it is subject to backup withholding (and such notification has not been withdrawn).
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. Taxpayers should consult their tax advisors regarding their qualification for an exemption from backup withholding and the procedures for obtaining such an exemption.
TaxConsiderations Applicable to Non-U.S. Holders
Taxationof Distributions
In general, any distributions we make to a non-U.S. Holder of shares on our Ordinary Shares, to the extent paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles), will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, provided such dividends are not effectively connected with the non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States, be subject to U.S. federal income tax withholding from the gross amount of the dividend at a rate of 30%, unless such non-U.S. Holder is eligible for a reduced rate of withholding tax under an applicable income tax treaty and provides proper certification of its eligibility for such reduced rate (usually on an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable). Any distribution not constituting a dividend will be treated first as reducing (but not below zero) the non-U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our Ordinary Shares and, to the extent such distribution exceeds the non-U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis, as gain realized from the sale or other disposition of the Ordinary Shares, which will be treated as described under “Tax Considerations Applicable to Non-U.S. Holders—Gainon Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Ordinary Shares” below.
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Dividends we pay to a non-U.S. Holder that are effectively connected with such non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (or if a tax treaty applies are attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the non- U.S. Holder) will generally not be subject to U.S. withholding tax, provided such non-U.S. Holder complies with certain certification and disclosure requirements (generally by providing an IRS Form W-8ECI). Instead, such dividends generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax, net of certain deductions, at the same individual or corporate rates applicable to U.S. Holders. If the non-U.S. Holder is a corporation, dividends that are effectively connected income may also be subject to a “branch profits tax” at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty).
Gainon Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Ordinary Shares
A non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax in respect of gain recognized on a sale, taxable exchange or other taxable disposition of our Ordinary Shares, unless:
| ● | the<br>gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business by the non-U.S. Holder within the United States (and, if an applicable<br>tax treaty so requires, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the non-U.S. Holder); |
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| ● | the<br>non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and certain<br>other conditions are met; or |
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| ● | we<br>are or have been a “United States real property holding corporation,” or USRPHC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes at<br>any time during the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of disposition or the period that the non-U.S. Holder held our<br>Ordinary Shares, as the case may be, and certain other conditions are met. |
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Gain described in the first bullet point above will be subject to tax at generally applicable U.S. federal income tax rates as if the non-U.S. Holder were a U.S. Holder. Any gains described in the first bullet point above of a non-U.S. Holder that is a foreign corporation may also be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate (or lower applicable treaty rate). Gain described in the second bullet point above will generally be subject to a flat 30% U.S. federal income tax. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding possible eligibility for benefits under income tax treaties. We do not believe we currently are or will become a USRPHC, however there can be no assurance in this regard. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of these rules.
InformationReporting and Backup Withholding.
Distributions on our Ordinary Shares to non-U.S. Holders and the amount of tax, if any, withheld with respect to those payments must be reported annually to the IRS and to the non-U.S. Holders. Copies of the information returns reporting distributions and withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities in a country in which the non-U.S. Holder resides under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty. A non-U.S. Holder may have to comply with certification procedures to establish that it is not a United States person in order to avoid backup withholding requirements. The certification procedures required to claim a reduced rate of withholding under a treaty generally will satisfy the certification requirements necessary to avoid the backup withholding as well. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a non-U.S. Holder will be allowed as a credit against such holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
ForeignAccount Tax Compliance Act
Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (commonly referred to as the “Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act” or “FATCA”) and Treasury Regulations and administrative guidance promulgated thereunder impose a U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% on certain payments paid to a foreign financial institution (as specifically defined by applicable rules) unless such institution enters into an agreement with the U.S. government to withhold on certain payments and to collect and provide to the U.S. tax authorities substantial information regarding U.S. account holders of such institution (which includes certain equity holders of such institution, as well as certain account holders that are foreign entities with U.S. owners). FATCA also generally imposes a federal withholding tax of 30% on certain payments to a non-financial foreign entity unless such entity provides the withholding agent with either a certification that it does not have any substantial direct or indirect U.S. owners or provides information regarding substantial direct and indirect U.S. owners of the entity. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country may modify these requirements. The withholding tax described above will not apply if the foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity otherwise qualifies for an exemption from the rules.
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FATCA withholding currently applies to payments of dividends. The U.S. Treasury Department has released proposed regulations which, if finalized in their present form, would eliminate the federal withholding tax of 30% applicable to the gross proceeds of a disposition of our Ordinary Shares. In its preamble to such proposed regulations, the U.S. Treasury Department stated that taxpayers may generally rely on the proposed regulations until final regulations are issued. Investors are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors regarding the possible implications of FATCA on their investment in our Ordinary Shares.
CertainMaterial Türkiye Tax Considerations
The following summary contains a description of the material Türkiye income tax consequences relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the Ordinary Shares, and should not be construed as professional legal or tax advice as it does not consider any investor’s particular circumstances. You should consult your own tax advisor concerning the tax consequences of your particular situation, as well as any tax consequences that may arise under the laws of any state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction.
Each investor should consult their advisors on the possible tax consequences of investing in our securities under the laws of their country of citizenship, residence or domicile.
TürkiyeTax Considerations
The following discussion is a general summary of certain Türkiye tax considerations relating to an investment in our securities by Türkiye-resident individuals or corporations, where the securities will not be held by non-residents in connection with the conduct of a trade or business through a permanent establishment in Türkiye, which may be deemed to be constituted either by the existence of a fixed place of business or appointment of a permanent representative. It is for general information only and based upon laws and relevant interpretations of the Republic of Türkiye that are in effect as at the date of this Annual Report, which is subject to prospective and retroactive change — references to “resident” in this section refer to tax residents of Türkiye, and references to “non-resident” in this section refer to persons who are not tax residents of Türkiye.
The discussion below is intended only to provide general information to prospective investors and does not purport to be comprehensive nor to address all Turkish legal matters which may be relevant to make a decision to make an investment in, ownership or disposition of our securities. In addition, it does not describe any tax consequences arising under the laws of any taxing jurisdiction other than the Republic of Türkiye.
Residents and persons otherwise subject to Turkish taxation, non-residents realizing gains from the sale or disposition of our securities to residents (whether individuals or legal entities) and non-residents realizing income from their commercial and business activities in Türkiye (whether individuals or legal entities) are advised to consult their own tax advisors in determining any consequences to them of the sale or disposition of our securities.
TaxStatus of Shareholders
Under Türkiye income tax laws, there are two types of tax status in determination of income tax liabilities of taxpayers: “residents” are subject to Turkish income taxation on their worldwide income as taxpayers with full liability, and “non-residents” who are considered taxpayers with limited liability are subject to Turkish income taxation on their taxable income sourced from the Republic of Türkiye (i.e., Türkiye-sourced income), if applicable.
Real persons are considered residents for Türkiye tax purposes if (i) they are domiciled in Türkiye in accordance with the Turkish Civil Code, or (ii) excluding temporary departures, they stay in Türkiye for more than six months in a calendar year. If neither of the given two conditions is satisfied, real persons are considered non-residents for Türkiye tax purposes.
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Legal entities are treated as residents for Türkiye tax purposes if they are incorporated in Türkiye under relevant Turkish laws, or if their effective places of management are in Türkiye despite the fact that they are incorporated outside of Türkiye. If neither of the given two conditions is satisfied, legal entities are considered non-residents for Türkiye tax purposes.
IncomeTaxation in Türkiye
The current income tax rate for individuals ranges from 15% to 40%, applied on a progressive-basis, depending on the level of individual’s aggregate gross income in a given calendar year.
The rate of corporate (income) tax has been increased to 25% for private entities, and to 30% for financial sector companies, both flat, as per the Law No. 7456, as published in the Official Gazette dated July 15, 2023 and numbered 32249.
In addition, as of 1 January 2025, a domestic minimum corporate tax regime is effective such that corporate taxpayers must compute their tax liability under both the standard regime and a parallel minimum tax regime (10% on certain income before deductions and exemptions), and pay the higher amount.
CapitalGains
Capital gains are treated as Türkiye-sourced income if the transaction leading to the gains is concluded in Türkiye, the payment for consideration is made in Türkiye or the payment is accounted for in Türkiye even if the payment is made outside of Türkiye. The term “accounted for” means that a payment is made in Türkiye, or if the payment is made abroad, it is recorded in the books in Türkiye or is made from the profits of the payer or the person on whose behalf the payment is made in Türkiye.
Shareholders who are not residents of Türkiye (i.e., our shareholders who are non-residents) for Türkiye tax purposes, and who do not engage in trade or business through a permanent establishment in Türkiye, will not be subject to Türkiye income taxes on gains realized on the sale or disposition of our securities, unless transferred to a resident of Türkiye. Capital gains realized on such a sale by a non-resident individual or corporation may be subject to income tax and/or corporate tax in Türkiye if the sale is made to a resident of Türkiye by such non-resident holder, depending on the holding period of the securities immediately prior to the sale — bilateral tax treaty provisions are reserved.
The holding period criterion for taxation of non-residents’ income in Türkiye depends on applicable provisions stipulated in the relevant bilateral income tax treaty concluded with Türkiye, if any. Since capital gains are not taxed through withholding, any capital gain sourced in Türkiye with respect to the securities may be subject to declaration. No shareholder will be deemed to be resident or domiciled in Türkiye for the purposes of local income taxation simply by virtue of holding our securities.
Dividends
Payments of dividends in respect of the securities will be subject to income or corporate taxation in Türkiye at full rates in the hands of individual or legal entities, respectively. Resident individuals are required to file an annual tax return for their dividend income, and if the amount of dividends exceeds the monetary threshold in the law (TRY 18,000 for the year 2025) together with certain other income subject to declaration, the entire amount should be declared in the annual tax return. Withholding tax charged elsewhere (i.e., in a jurisdiction other than Türkiye) on the gross amount of dividends that are subject to taxation in Türkiye through declaration, if any, is, in principle, available for a credit against income or corporate tax calculated on the tax return under Türkiye laws.
GAINS
DERIVED FROM THE DISPOSAL OF THE SECURITIES WILL BE SUBJECT TO INCOME OR CORPORATE TAXATION IN TÜRKIYE AT FULL RATES IN THE HANDS OF INDIVIDUAL OR LEGAL ENTITIES, RESPECTIVELY — EXEMPTIONS ARE RESERVED FOR CORPORATE TAXPAYERS, AND PRICE INDEXATION MAY SERVE TO REDUCE TAXABLE GAINS TO BE CALCULATED IN LOCAL CURRENCY (TRY) TERMS.
CertainMaterial Cayman Islands Tax Considerations
The following description is not intended to constitute a complete analysis of all tax consequences relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the Ordinary Shares and should not be construed as legal or professional tax advice. You should consult your own tax advisor concerning the tax consequences of your particular situation, as well as any tax consequences that may arise under the laws of any state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction.
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Prospective investors should consult their advisors on the possible tax consequences of investing in our securities under the laws of their country of citizenship, residence or domicile.
CaymanIslands Tax Considerations
The following is a discussion on certain Cayman Islands income tax consequences of an investment in our securities. The discussion is a general summary of present law, which is subject to prospective and retroactive change. It is not intended as tax advice, does not consider any investor’s particular circumstances, and does not consider tax consequences other than those arising under Cayman Islands law.
UnderExisting Cayman Islands Laws
Any payments of dividends and capital in respect of our securities will not be subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands and no withholding will be required on the payment of a dividend or capital to any holder of the securities nor will gains derived from the disposal of the securities be subject to Cayman Islands income or corporate tax. The Cayman Islands currently has no income, corporate or capital gains tax and no estate duty, inheritance tax or gift tax.
No stamp duty is payable in respect of the issue of Ordinary Shares or on an instrument of transfer in respect of such shares. However, an instrument of transfer in respect of shares, including deeds, is stampable if executed in or brought into the Cayman Islands.
We have been incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company limited by shares and, as such, have applied for and received an undertaking from the Financial Secretary of the Cayman Islands in substantially the following form:
The
Tax Concessions Act
(As Revised)
Undertaking
as to Tax Concessions
In accordance with the provision of Section 6 of The Tax Concessions Act (As Revised), the Financial Secretary undertakes with Galata:
That no law which is hereafter enacted in the Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations shall apply to us or our operations; and
In addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall be payable:
2.1 On or in respect of our shares, debentures or other obligations; or
2.2 by way of the withholding in whole or part, of any relevant payment as defined in Section 6(3) of the Tax Concessions Act (As Revised).
These concessions shall be for a period of 20 years from the date hereof.
F. Dividendsand Paying Agents
Not applicable.
G. Statementby Experts
Not applicable.
H. Documentson Display
We are required to make certain filings with the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov.
We also make available on our website, free of charge, our annual reports on Form 20-F and the text of our reports on Form 6-K, including any amendments to these reports, as well as certain other SEC filings, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. Our website address is www.ir.marti.tech. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference in this Annual Report.
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I. SubsidiaryInformation
Not applicable.
J. AnnualReport to Security Holders
Not applicable.
ITEM
- QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. These risks primarily consist of fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We do not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes, and we do not otherwise have any derivative or other financial instruments outstanding.
InterestRate Risk
We do not have any financial liability with a variable interest rate component; thus we are not exposed to interest rate risk.
ForeignCurrency Risk
Exchange rate risk is the risk of negative effects from exchange rate movements when owning foreign currency assets, liabilities, and items inside the balance sheet. As we operate in Türkiye and generates revenues in Turkish lira while reporting our operating results in U.S. dollars, we are exposed to foreign currency risk. See “Exchange Rates”.
EmergingGrowth Company Accounting Election
Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can choose not to take advantage of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, and any such election to not take advantage of the extended transition period is irrevocable. We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(A) of the Securities Act, and have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.
We expect to continue to use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public business entities and non-public business entities until the earlier of the date we (a) are no longer an emerging growth company or (b) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. This may make it difficult or impossible to compare our financial results with the financial results of another public company that is either not an emerging growth company or is an emerging growth company that has chosen not to take advantage of the extended transition period exemptions because of the potential differences in accounting standards used. See Note 3 of the accompanying audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report for the recently issued accounting standards for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023.
In addition, we intend to continue to rely on the other exemptions and reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an emerging growth company, we intend to rely on such exemptions, we are not required to, among other things: (a) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: (b) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; (c) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the consolidated financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis); and (d) disclose certain executive compensation-related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation to median employee compensation.
We will remain an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act until the earliest of (a) the last day of our first fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the initial public offering, (b) the last date of our fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (c) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the rules of the SEC with at least $700.0 million of outstanding securities held by non-affiliates or (d) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the previous three years.
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- DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
Not Applicable.
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ITEM
- DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
None.
ITEM
- MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM
- CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
A. DisclosureControls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2025. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as a result of the previously identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2025.
B. Management’sAnnual Report on Internal Control 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 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our management evaluated the design and operating effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria established in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that:
| ● | pertain<br>to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets<br>of the Company; |
|---|---|
| ● | provide<br>reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S.<br>GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with management and directors of the Company’s authorization;<br>and |
| --- | --- |
| ● | provide<br>reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s<br>assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
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Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 given the previously identified material weaknesses have not been remediated as of year end.
These material weaknesses resulted in material misstatements that were corrected prior to the issuance of the consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, a reasonable possibility exists that material misstatements in the consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
MaterialWeaknesses
Our management has identified three material weaknesses in the design and operation of our internal control over financial reporting in connection with the preparation of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
The three previously identified material weaknesses referenced above are described below:
| ● | inadequatedesign and implementation of processes and controls; |
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| ● | lackof sufficient accounting and financial reporting personnel with requisite knowledge and experience in the application of GAAP; and |
| --- | --- |
| ● | insufficientrisk assessment to identify all risks of material misstatements. |
| --- | --- |
We have concluded that these material weaknesses arose because, as a former private company, we did not have the necessary processes, systems, personnel, and related internal controls in place.
C. AttestationReport of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
Our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to provide an attestation report on management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting until we are no longer an emerging growth company.
D. Changesin Internal Control over Financial Reporting
RemediationStatus of Material Weaknesses
Since identifying the material weaknesses described above, management has been implementing remediation measures intended to address these deficiencies. These remediation efforts include enhancements to our processes, personnel, and risk assessment procedures. However, the remediation of these material weaknesses has not yet been completed as of December 31, 2025, as the newly implemented controls have not operated for a sufficient period of time for management to conclude, through testing, that the controls are designed and operating effectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we initiated and continued to implement the following remediation measures:
| ● | hiring<br> of key finance and technical GAAP accounting personnel and evaluation of the need for additional<br> accounting and financial reporting resources, |
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| ● | engaging<br> third-party specialists, when necessary, to assist management in evaluating technical accounting<br> matters and strengthening our internal control environment; and |
| --- | --- |
| ● | enhancing<br> our risk assessment processes and control documentation to better identify and address risks<br> of material misstatement. |
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Other than the ongoing remediation efforts described above, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
Our audit committee consists of Agah Ugur, Kerry Healey, and Douglas Lute. Mr. Ugur serves as the chairperson of the audit committee. All members of the audit committee meet the requirements for financial literacy under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the corporate governance rules of the NYSE American. The Board has determined that Agah Ugur is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules and has the requisite financial experience as defined by the corporate governance rules of the NYSE American. The Board has determined that each member of the audit committee is “independent” as such term is defined in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, which is different from the general test for independence of board and committee members.
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16B. CODE OF ETHICS
Codeof Business Conduct and Ethics
We adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to our directors, officers, and employees. We seek to conduct business ethically, honestly, and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics sets out the principles and policies designed to guide our business practices with integrity, respect, and dedication. Such principles encompass, without limitation, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, fair dealing, the protection of company assets, reporting of any illegal or unethical behavior, anti-corruption compliance, and public communications. Any waivers of the code for executive officers or directors may be made only by the Board and will be disclosed in a manner consistent with the applicable rules or regulations of the SEC and the NYSE American, when applicable. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on our website at https://ir.marti.tech/corporate-governance/governance-documents. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.
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16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Grant
Thornton Audit and Accounting Limited (Dubai Branch) (“GT”) (PCAOB ID: 3211), located in Dubai United Arab Emirates, acted as the independent registered public accounting firm of Marti for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The table below sets out the total amount incurred, for services performed in the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 and presents these amounts by category of service:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| Audit Fees | $ | 600,000 | $ | 530,000 |
| Audit-Related Fees | $ | 0 | $ | 0 |
| Tax Fees | $ | 0 | $ | 0 |
| All Other Fees | $ | 0 | $ | 0 |
| Total | $ | 600,000 | $ | 530,000 |
A. AuditFees
Audit fees for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were related to the audit of our consolidated financial statements and interim review services provided in connection with regulatory filings or engagements.
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B. Audit-RelatedFees
No audit-related services for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 have been performed.
C. TaxFees
No tax services for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 have been performed.
D. AllOther Fees
No other services for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 have been performed.
E. Pre-ApprovalPolicies and Procedures
Pursuant to our audit committee charter, the audit committee is required to pre-approve any audit and non-audit services provided by the independent auditor, unless the engagement is entered into pursuant to appropriate preapproval policies established by the audit committee or if such service falls within available exceptions under SEC rules.
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16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
Not Applicable.
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16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
ShareRepurchase Program
In January 2024, our Board authorized a share repurchase program under which we were authorized to repurchase up to $2.5 million of our outstanding ordinary shares at a ceiling price of $6.00 per share (as amended and extended from time to time, the “Repurchase Program”). Under the Repurchase Program, we repurchased ordinary shares in privately negotiated or open-market transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The share repurchase program expired on April 9, 2026, and no further repurchases may be made under the program, but the Board may authorize a new share repurchase program at any time in the future. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had made limited repurchases under the Repurchase Program, which were not material. See the Company’s consolidated financial statements for additional information.
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16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
Not Applicable.
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16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our Ordinary Shares are listed on the NYSE American. We believe the following to be the significant differences between our corporate governance practices and those applicable to U.S. companies under the NYSE American listing standards. In general, under the NYSE American, foreign private issuers, as defined under the Exchange Act, are permitted to follow home country corporate governance practices instead of the corporate governance practices of the NYSE American. Accordingly, we follow certain corporate governance practices of our home country, the Cayman Islands, in lieu of certain of the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE American.
We are a “foreign private issuer” (as such term is defined in Rule 3b–4 under the Exchange Act), and our Ordinary Shares are listed on the NYSE American. Under the NYSE American rules, NYSE American listed companies that are foreign private issuers are permitted to follow home country practice in lieu of the corporate governance provisions specified by the NYSE American with limited exceptions.
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Under the NYSE American rules, U.S. domestic listed, non-controlled companies are required to have a majority independent board, which is not required under the Companies Act (2025 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, our home country. In addition, the NYSE American rules require U.S. domestic listed, non-controlled companies to have a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee, each composed entirely of independent directors, which are not required under our home country laws.
We currently follow and intend to continue to follow the foregoing governance practices and not avail ourselves of the exemptions afforded to foreign private issuers under the NYSE American rules. We may in the future, however, decide to use other foreign private issuer exemptions with respect to some or all of the other NYSE American listing requirements. Following our home country governance practices may provide less protection than is accorded to investors under the NYSE American listing requirements applicable to domestic issuers.
The NYSE American rules also require shareholder approval for certain matters, such as the opportunity to vote on equity compensation plans and material revisions to those plans, which is required under certain circumstances under the Cayman Islands law. We intend to follow home country law in determining whether shareholder approval is required.
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16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Not Applicable.
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16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
None.
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16J. INSIDER TRADING POLICIES
We have adopted an insider trading policy that governs the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of our securities by officers, directors and employees that is reasonably designed to promote compliance with US insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and the listing requirements of the NYSE American. A copy of our insider trading policy is attached as Exhibit 11.1 to this Annual Report.
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16K. CYBERSECURITY
CybersecurityRisk Management and Strategy
We have developed and implemented a cybersecurity risk management program intended to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our critical systems and information and to support the resilience of our operations. Our cybersecurity risk management program includes a cybersecurity incident response plan.
We design and assess our program based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (“NIST CSF”). This does not imply that we meet any particular technical standards, specifications, or requirements, only that we use the NIST CSF as a guide to help us identify, assess, and manage cybersecurity risks relevant to our business.
Our cybersecurity risk management program is integrated into our overall enterprise risk management program, and shares common methodologies, reporting channels and governance processes that apply across the enterprise risk management program to other legal, compliance, strategic, operational, and financial risk areas.
Our cybersecurity risk management program includes:
| ● | risk<br>assessments designed to help identify material cybersecurity risks to our critical systems, information, products, services, and our<br>broader enterprise IT environment through continuous monitoring and systematic evaluation of risks across our enterprise IT environment; |
|---|---|
| ● | Network<br>and Cybersecurity team principally responsible for managing our cybersecurity risk assessment processes, our security controls, and our<br>response to cybersecurity incidents; |
| --- | --- |
| ● | the<br>use of external service providers, where appropriate, to assess, test or otherwise assist with aspects of our security controls; |
| --- | --- |
| ● | cybersecurity<br>awareness training of our employees, incident response personnel, and senior management; |
| --- | --- |
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| ● | a<br>cybersecurity incident response plan that includes procedures for responding to cybersecurity incidents; |
|---|---|
| ● | a<br>third-party risk management process for service providers, suppliers, and vendors; |
| --- | --- |
| ● | disaster<br>recovery scenarios for critical business processes; |
| --- | --- |
| ● | using<br>modern security and quality tools in software development including secure coding practices, open-source component analysis and other<br>security tools integrated within our software development lifecycle; and |
| --- | --- |
| ● | independent<br>Security Operations Center (“SOC”), it monitors internal and external threats in real time, conducts vulnerability analyses,<br>manages threat intelligence, and coordinates incident response processes through a centralized security operations capability designed<br>to support rapid detection, analysis, and response to potential cybersecurity incidents. |
| --- | --- |
We have identified risks from known cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any prior cybersecurity incidents, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our operations, business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. We include these risks in our risk assessment process in accordance with our own business objectives.
We recognize that cybersecurity threats are continuously evolving in nature and sophistication. Accordingly, we regularly evaluate and enhance our cybersecurity practices, controls, and monitoring capabilities to support the ongoing protection of our systems, data, and operations.
There can be no assurance that our cybersecurity risk management program and processes, including our policies, controls or procedures, will be fully implemented, complied with or effective in protecting our systems and information.
CybersecurityGovernance
Our Board considers cybersecurity risk as part of its risk oversight function and has delegated to the Audit Committee (“Committee”) oversight of cybersecurity and other information technology risks. The Committee oversees management’s implementation of our cybersecurity risk management program.
The Committee receives regular reports from management on our cybersecurity risks. In addition, management updates the Committee, as necessary, regarding any material cybersecurity incidents, as well as any incidents with lesser impact potential.
The Committee reports to the full Board regarding its activities, including those related to cybersecurity. The full Board also receives briefings from management on our cyber risk management program. Board members receive presentations on cybersecurity topics from our Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”), internal security staff or external experts as-needed as part of the Board’s continuing education on topics that impact public companies.
Cybersecurity oversight forms part of the Board’s broader responsibility for enterprise risk management, and cybersecurity resilience is treated as an important component of the Company’s operational integrity and risk management framework.
Our Network and Cybersecurity team is responsible for assessing and managing our material risks from cybersecurity threats. The team has primary responsibility for our overall cybersecurity risk management program and supervises both our internal cybersecurity personnel and our retained external cybersecurity consultants.
Our CTO’s and Network and Cybersecurity team’s experience includes over 25 years of combined experience in managing high-traffic multinational e-commerce companies, cyber defense, and enterprise applications, and in systems and network administration as well as cybersecurity.
Our Network and Cybersecurity team supervises efforts to prevent, detect, mitigate, and remediate cybersecurity risks and incidents through various means, which may include briefings from internal security personnel; threat intelligence and other information obtained from governmental, public or private sources, including external consultants engaged by us; and alerts and reports produced by security tools (such as Firewall and SIEM) deployed in the IT environment.
These activities are supported by centralized monitoring capabilities that enable real-time analysis of security events, vulnerability assessments, and coordination of incident response processes across the Company’s technology environment.
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ITEM
- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We have provided consolidated financial statements pursuant to Item 18.
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- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The consolidated audited financial statements as required under Item 18 are attached hereto starting on page F-1 of this Annual Report. The audit report of Grant Thornton Audit and Accounting Limited (Dubai Branch), auditor PCAOB ID: 3211, an independent registered public accounting firm, is included herein preceding the consolidated audited financial statements.
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- EXHIBITS
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SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Annual Report on its behalf.
| MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date:<br> April 13, 2026 | By: | /s/<br> Oguz Alper Öktem |
| Name: | Oguz<br> Alper Öktem | |
| Title: | Chief<br> Executive Officer |
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MARTI
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
AND
ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS
AT DECEMBER 31, 2025, AND 2024
AND
FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER
31, 2025
| CONTENTS | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (GRANT THORNTON – PCAOB ID: 3211) | F-2 | |
| REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (KPMG) | F-3 | |
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | F-4 | |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | F-5 | |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY | F-6 | |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | F-7 | |
| EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | F-8 | |
| NOTE 1 | DESCRIPTION<br> OF BUSINESS | F-8 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NOTE 2 | BASIS<br> OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN | F-9 |
| NOTE 3 | SUMMARY<br> OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND USE OF ESTIMATES | F-10 |
| NOTE 4 | BUSINESS<br> COMBINATIONS | F-22 |
| NOTE 5 | PROPERTY<br> AND EQUIPMENT | F-24 |
| NOTE 6 | INTANGIBLE<br> ASSETS | F-25 |
| NOTE 7 | OTHER<br> CURRENT ASSETS | F-25 |
| NOTE 8 | CASH<br> AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | F-26 |
| NOTE 9 | INVENTORIES | F-27 |
| NOTE 10 | ACCOUNTS<br> RECEIVABLES AND PAYABLES | F-27 |
| NOTE 11 | ACCRUED<br> EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES | F-28 |
| NOTE 12 | SHORT-TERM<br> AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL LIABILITIES | F-28 |
| NOTE 13 | OPERATING<br> LEASE LIABILITIES | F-31 |
| NOTE 14 | OPERATING<br> LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSETS | F-32 |
| NOTE 15 | REVENUE<br> INFORMATION | F-33 |
| NOTE 16 | OPERATING<br> EXPENSES | F-34 |
| NOTE 17 | OTHER<br> EXPENSES | F-36 |
| NOTE 18 | OTHER<br> INCOME | F-36 |
| NOTE 19 | FINANCIAL<br> INCOME AND EXPENSE | F-37 |
| NOTE 20 | EQUITY | F-37 |
| NOTE 21 | SHARE<br> BASED COMPENSATION | F-38 |
| NOTE 22 | INCOME<br> TAXES | F-43 |
| NOTE 23 | COMMITMENTS<br> AND CONTINGENCIES | F-46 |
| NOTE 24 | NET LOSS<br> PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS | F-46 |
| NOTE 25 | SUBSEQUENT<br> EVENTS | F-47 |
F-1
REPORT
OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Marti Technologies, Inc.
Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Marti Technologies, Inc. (a Cayman Islands corporation) and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Group’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Group’s consolidated 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 Group 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 consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Group 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 Group’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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Grant Thornton Audit and Accounting Limited (Dubai Branch)
We have served as the Group’s auditor since 2024.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
April 13, 2026
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REPORT
OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Marti Technologies, Inc:
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in equity, and cash flows of Marti Technologies, Inc for the one-year period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the one-year period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Group’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. 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 Group 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 audit 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 consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We served as the Group’s auditor from 2020 to 2024.
/s/ KPMG Bağımsız Denetim ve SMMM A.Ş.
Istanbul, Turkiye
April 16 , 2024
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MARTI
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS AT DECEMBER 31
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise indicated.)
| December 31, | December 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| Current<br> assets | ||||||
| Cash<br> and cash equivalents | 7,805,859 | 5,148,857 | ||||
| Accounts<br> receivable, net | 503,820 | 203,522 | ||||
| Inventories | 1,990,925 | 2,030,244 | ||||
| Other<br> current assets | 3,639,417 | 4,035,397 | ||||
| Total<br> current assets | 13,940,021 | 11,418,020 | ||||
| Non-current<br> assets | ||||||
| Property<br> and equipment | 2,653,810 | 5,493,171 | ||||
| Operating<br> lease right of use assets | 907,418 | 837,348 | ||||
| Intangible<br> assets | 351,212 | 589,588 | ||||
| Other<br> non-current assets | 11,950,000 | 2,040,522 | ||||
| Total<br> non-current assets | $ | 15,862,440 | 8,960,629 | |||
| Total<br> assets | $ | 29,802,461 | 20,378,649 | |||
| LIABILITIES<br> AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||
| Current<br> liabilities | ||||||
| Short-term<br> financial liabilities, net | 3,694,936 | 4,555,895 | ||||
| Accounts<br> payable | 4,076,540 | 1,650,906 | ||||
| Operating<br> lease liabilities | 620,095 | 484,043 | ||||
| Deferred<br> revenue | 2,129,152 | 1,845,048 | ||||
| Accrued<br> expenses and other current liabilities | 3,868,532 | 2,786,556 | ||||
| Total<br> current liabilities | $ | 14,389,255 | 11,322,448 | |||
| Non-current<br> liabilities | ||||||
| Long-term<br> financial liabilities, net | 82,116,160 | 70,119,275 | ||||
| Operating<br> lease liabilities | 135,715 | 87,713 | ||||
| Employee<br> benefit liabilities | 249,215 | 290,124 | ||||
| Total<br> non-current liabilities | $ | 82,501,090 | 70,497,112 | |||
| Total<br> liabilities | $ | 96,890,345 | 81,819,560 | |||
| Commitments<br> and contingencies (Note 23) | ||||||
| Stockholders’<br> equity | ||||||
| Common<br> stock | 8,604 | 6,327 | ||||
| Share<br> premium | 121,762,359 | 85,597,939 | ||||
| Treasury<br> shares | (367,632 | ) | - | |||
| Accumulated<br> other comprehensive loss | (7,557,999 | ) | (7,557,999 | ) | ||
| Accumulated<br> deficit | (180,933,216 | ) | (139,487,178 | ) | ||
| Total<br> stockholders’ equity | $ | (67,087,884 | ) | (61,440,911 | ) | |
| Total<br> liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 29,802,461 | 20,378,649 |
The
accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-4
MARTI
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
FOR
THE THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise indicated.)
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | |||||||
| Revenue | 39,241,487 | 18,659,655 | 20,029,552 | ||||||
| Operating<br> expenses: | |||||||||
| Cost<br> of revenues | (15,253,318 | ) | (21,548,566 | ) | (24,084,598 | ) | |||
| General<br> and administrative expenses | (28,051,013 | ) | (49,248,578 | ) | (15,130,045 | ) | |||
| Selling<br> and marketing expenses | (12,953,898 | ) | (9,347,807 | ) | (7,347,777 | ) | |||
| Research<br> and development expenses | (3,007,443 | ) | (1,963,025 | ) | (1,954,842 | ) | |||
| Other<br> expenses | (9,399,169 | ) | (3,055,655 | ) | (2,773,643 | ) | |||
| Other<br> income | 891,241 | 1,194,039 | 657,926 | ||||||
| Total<br> operating expenses | $ | (67,773,600 | ) | (83,969,592 | ) | (50,632,979 | ) | ||
| Loss<br> from operations | $ | (28,532,113 | ) | (65,309,937 | ) | (30,603,427 | ) | ||
| Fair value gain on derivative instrument | 1,381,157 | - | - | ||||||
| Financial income | 1,350,670 | 1,408,491 | 3,561,427 | ||||||
| Financial<br> expense | (15,645,752 | ) | (9,979,536 | ) | (6,772,719 | ) | |||
| Loss<br> before income tax expense | $ | (41,446,038 | ) | (73,880,982 | ) | (33,814,719 | ) | ||
| Income<br> tax expense | - | - | - | ||||||
| Net<br> loss | $ | (41,446,038 | ) | (73,880,982 | ) | (33,814,719 | ) | ||
| Net loss attributable<br> to stockholders | (41,446,038 | ) | (73,880,982 | ) | (33,814,719 | ) | |||
| Other<br> comprehensive loss | |||||||||
| Foreign<br> currency translation adjustments | - | - | - | ||||||
| Total<br> comprehensive loss | $ | (41,446,038 | ) | (73,880,982 | ) | (33,814,719 | ) | ||
| Net<br> loss per share | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares<br> used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share | 78,047,498 | 58,966,238 | 50,578,134 | ||||||
| Net<br> loss per common share – basic and diluted | (0.53 | ) | (1.25 | ) | (0.67 | ) |
The
accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MARTI
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR
THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
| Common<br> stock | Treasury<br> shares | Share | Accumulated<br><br> <br>other<br> <br>comprehensive | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Premium | loss | deficit | equity | ||||||||||||||
| January<br> 1, 2023 | 44,120,174 | 4,411 | - | - | 54,335,881 | (7,557,999 | ) | (39,182,625 | ) | 7,599,668 | |||||||||||
| Net<br> loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | (33,814,719 | ) | (33,814,719 | ) | |||||||||||
| Stock-based<br> awards | - | - | - | - | 1,983,760 | - | - | 1,983,760 | |||||||||||||
| Exercise of share-based<br> awards | 89,482 | 9 | - | - | 8,116 | - | - | 8,125 | |||||||||||||
| Exercise of PFG<br> warrant | 146,671 | 15 | - | - | (15 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Issuance<br> of common stock upon reverse recapitalization, net of fees | 4,218,263 | 422 | - | - | (7,204,415 | ) | - | - | (7,203,993 | ) | |||||||||||
| Issuance<br> of common stock upon settlement of restricted stock units | 8,461,504 | 846 | - | - | - | - | (846 | ) | - | ||||||||||||
| Repurchase<br> of private/public warrants and reclassification of public warrants from equity to liability | - | - | - | - | (8,662,493 | ) | - | 7,391,994 | (1,270,499 | ) | |||||||||||
| December<br> 31, 2023 | 57,036,094 | 5,703 | - | - | 40,460,834 | (7,557,999 | ) | (65,606,196 | ) | (32,697,658 | ) | ||||||||||
| January<br> 1, 2024 | 57,036,094 | 5,703 | - | - | 40,460,834 | (7,557,999 | ) | (65,606,196 | ) | (32,697,658 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net<br> loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | (73,880,982 | ) | (73,880,982 | ) | |||||||||||
| Compensation<br> of share-based awards to employees | - | - | - | - | 514,956 | - | - | 514,956 | |||||||||||||
| Exercise of share-based<br> awards | 1,183,010 | 119 | - | - | 35,145,469 | - | - | 35,145,588 | |||||||||||||
| Exercise<br> of incentive shares issued to convertible note holders | 3,841,195 | 384 | - | - | 7,566,771 | - | - | 7,567,155 | |||||||||||||
| Repurchase<br> of public warrants | - | - | - | - | (89,970 | ) | - | - | (89,970 | ) | |||||||||||
| Conversion<br> of convertible notes into shares | 1,212,120 | 121 | - | - | 1,999,879 | - | - | 2,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| December<br> 31, 2024 | 63,272,419 | 6,327 | - | - | 85,597,939 | (7,557,999 | ) | (139,487,178 | ) | (61,440,911 | ) | ||||||||||
| January<br> 1, 2025 | 63,272,419 | 6,327 | - | - | 85,597,939 | (7,557,999 | ) | (139,487,178 | ) | (61,440,911 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net<br> loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | (41,446,038 | ) | (41,446,038 | ) | |||||||||||
| Compensation<br> of share-based awards to employees | - | - | - | - | 1,649,948 | - | - | 1,649,948 | |||||||||||||
| Exercise of share-based<br> awards | 13,325,869 | 1,333 | - | - | 9,629,118 | - | - | 9,630,451 | |||||||||||||
| Exercise<br> of incentive shares issued to convertible note holders | 8,000,000 | 800 | - | - | 19,963,200 | - | - | 19,964,000 | |||||||||||||
| Reclassification<br> to equity on expiration of embedded features | - | - | - | - | 2,533,937 | - | - | 2,533,937 | |||||||||||||
| Repurchase of shares | - | - | 132,524 | (367,632 | ) | - | - | - | (367,632 | ) | |||||||||||
| Conversion<br> of convertible notes into shares | 1,345,714 | 134 | - | - | 2,220,297 | - | - | 2,220,431 | |||||||||||||
| Exercise<br> of employee share options | 98,724 | 10 | - | - | 167,920 | - | - | 167,930 | |||||||||||||
| December<br> 31, 2025 | 86,042,726 | 8,604 | 132,524 | (367,632 | ) | 121,762,359 | (7,557,999 | ) | (180,933,216 | ) | (67,087,884 | ) |
The
accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MARTI
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
(Amounts expressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | |||||||
| Cash flow from operating activities | |||||||||
| Net loss | (41,446,038 | ) | (73,880,982 | ) | (33,814,719 | ) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile<br> net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 3,587,348 | 8,691,138 | 10,044,644 | ||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets | 32,120 | - | 566,676 | ||||||
| Share-based, compensation, net | 11,280,399 | 35,660,544 | 1,991,884 | ||||||
| Interest expense-income, net | 8,608,879 | 3,680,822 | 5,910,128 | ||||||
| Fair value gain on derivative instrument | (1,381,157 | ) | - | - | |||||
| Foreign exchange gains | (720,095 | ) | (396,626 | ) | (2,726,407 | ) | |||
| Provision for inventory obsolescence | 18,244 | 316,664 | 62,805 | ||||||
| Other non-cash | 834,078 | (17,293 | ) | 1,542,985 | |||||
| Changes in operating assets<br> and liabilities: | |||||||||
| Account receivable | (300,298 | ) | (15,164 | ) | 186,796 | ||||
| Inventories | 21,075 | 265,103 | 657,574 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 933,388 | 977,967 | 96,027 | ||||||
| Accounts payable | 2,425,634 | (1,145,470 | ) | (777,408 | ) | ||||
| Deferred revenue | 284,104 | 294,840 | 221,803 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses and<br> other current liabilities | 1,041,067 | 491,393 | 1,171,435 | ||||||
| Net<br> cash used in operating activities | (14,781,252 | ) | (25,077,064 | ) | (14,865,777 | ) | |||
| Cash flow from investing<br> activities | |||||||||
| Purchase of vehicles | - | - | (4,086,670 | ) | |||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (485,329 | ) | (332,354 | ) | (652,374 | ) | |||
| Purchase of intangible assets | (56,402 | ) | (706,924 | ) | (102,150 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from disposal<br> of property and equipment | - | - | 21,306 | ||||||
| Net<br> cash used in investing activities | (541,731 | ) | (1,039,278 | ) | (4,819,888 | ) | |||
| Cash flow from financing<br> activities | |||||||||
| Repurchases of shares | (367,632 | ) | - | - | |||||
| Net proceeds from reverse acquisition | - | - | 29,629,196 | ||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes | 19,929,687 | 18,000,000 | 7,500,000 | ||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of employee share options | 167,930 | - | - | ||||||
| Repayment of convertible notes | - | (930,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Repayment of term loans | (1,750,000 | ) | (5,138,890 | ) | (7,201,820 | ) | |||
| Re-purchase of warrants | - | (89,970 | ) | (1,315,222 | ) | ||||
| Net<br> cash generated from financing activities | 17,979,985 | 11,841,140 | 28,612,154 | ||||||
| Increase/(Decrease)<br> in cash and cash equivalents | 2,657,002 | (14,275,202 | ) | 8,926,489 | |||||
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 2,657,002 | (14,275,202 | ) | 8,926,489 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents<br> at beginning of the year | 5,148,857 | 19,424,059 | 10,497,570 | ||||||
| Cash<br> and cash equivalents at ending of the year | 7,805,859 | 5,148,857 | 19,424,059 | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosures<br> of cash flow information: | |||||||||
| Interest paid, net | (7,020,300 | ) | (5,284,030 | ) | (447,730 | ) | |||
| Conversion of convertible notes into shares | 2,220,431 | 2,000,000 | - |
The
accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MARTI
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
1
– DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Marti Technologies, Inc. (“Marti” or “Company”) formerly known as Galata Acquisition Corp. is an exempted company limited by shares, incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on February 26, 2021. The registered address of the Company is Stuarts Corporate Services Ltd., P.O. Box 2510, Kensington House, 69 Dr Roy’s Drive, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-1104.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company operates through its wholly-owned subsidiaries; Marti Ileri Teknoloji Anonim Şirketi (“Marti Ileri”) and Marti Technologies I Inc. a Delaware corporation (“Marti Delaware”). The Company together with its consolidated subsidiaries will be referred to as the “Group” hereafter.
The Group is Türkiye’s leading urban mobility platform, helping to solve the country’s transportation needs through tech-enabled services powered by a single mobility super app.
The Group aims to offer tech-enabled urban transportation services to consumers across Türkiye through three service offerings: ride-hailing, delivery, and two-wheeled electric vehicle services. The Group’s ride-hailing service matches consumers with car, motorcycle, and taxi drivers. The Group’s delivery service provides same-hour package delivery by leveraging the Group’s existing network of car and motorcycle drivers and consumer base. The Group’s two-wheeled electric vehicle service offers a shared mobility solution through a Company-owned and operated fleet of e-mopeds, e-bikes and e-scooters, with each transportation service serving different distances, comfort levels, and price points. The Group is continuously exploring new service offerings to expand the Group’s platform consumer base and establish Marti as the preferred solution for all mobility needs.
DeSPACTransaction :
On August 1, 2022 Galata Acquisition Corp, (NYSE: GLTA) a special purpose acquisition the company led by Callaway Capital with US$146.6 million in trust, announced the execution of a definitive business combination agreement with Marti Technologies Inc. (Marti Delaware, the former top company).
On July 10, 2023, Galata Acquisition Corp,(“Galata”) consummated the previously announced business combination pursuant to the business combination agreement, dated as of July 29, 2022, by and among Marti, Galata Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Galata and and Marti Delaware.
The business combination agreement provided that the parties thereto would enter into a business combination transaction pursuant to which, among other things, Galata Merger Sub Inc. merged with and into Marti Delaware surviving the deSPAC as a wholly owned subsidiary of Marti, and as a result of the merger, as of the end of the day immediately preceding the Closing date of July 10, 2023, Marti became a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes in a transaction that qualified as a “reorganization”.
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MARTI
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
2
– BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN
2.1 Basis of presentation
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of Marti Technologies, Inc (formerly Galata), as ultimate parent, Marti Technologies I Inc. (formerly Marti Technologies Inc.) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Marti Ileri.
All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated. The Group uses the U.S dollar (“US$”) as its functional currency. The consolidated financial statements have been presented in US$.
Hyperinflationaryaccounting
Marti İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. used Turkish Lira (“TL”) as its functional currency until the end of February 2022. Since the cumulative three-year inflation rate rose to above 100% at the end of February 2022, based on the Turkish nation-wide consumer price indices announced by Turkish Statistical Institute (“TSI”) Turkiye is considered a hyperinflationary economy under FASB ASC Topic 830, Foreign Currency Matters starting from March 1, 2022.
Consequently, Marti Ileri Teknoloji A.Ş. remeasured its financial statements prospectively into its new functional currency – US$ which is a non-highly inflationary currency, in accordance with ASC 830 Foreign Currency Matters, at the application date (March 1, 2022). As of the application date, the opening balances of non-monetary items were remeasured in US dollars. Subsequently, non-monetary items are accounted for as if they had always been assets and liabilities in US$. Monetary items are treated in the same manner as any other foreign currency monetary items. Subsequently, monetary items are remeasured into US$ using exchange rates as at balance sheet date. Differences arising from the remeasurement of monetary items are recognized in profit or loss.
2.2 Goingconcern
The Group has experienced recurring operating losses from operating activities since its inception and a deficit on its stockholders’ equity. To date, the Group has financed its operations primarily through cash commitments from certain stockholders and the issuance of shares and convertible notes. The Group had net losses of US$41,446,038 accumulated losses of US$180,933,216 at December 31, 2025 and the Group has used US$14,781,252 cash for its operations during the same period.
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the going concern principle. Management has performed a going concern assessment for a period of twelve months from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements to assess whether conditions exist that raise substantial doubt regarding the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management has assumed growth rates through the twelve months following the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements based on (i) historical data, (ii) the operational results subsequent to the financial reporting date up to the date of the assessment, and (iii) revenue projections. The assessment includes knowledge of the Group’s subsequent financial position, the estimated economic outlook and identified risks and uncertainties in relation thereto. Furthermore, the review of the strategic plan and budget, including expected developments in liquidity were considered. In addition, the Group’s management prepared alternative scenarios to assess the ability of the Group to continue its operations in case no additional funding is obtained except for Callaway Capital Management LLC’s (“Callaway”) available loan commitment.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN (continued)
2.2 Goingconcern (continued)
On April 16, 2025, the Group, Callaway, as a commitment party, and the subscribers party thereto entered into a Note Subscription Agreement (the “April 2025 Note Subscription Agreement”) as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Note Subscription Agreement, dated October 31, 2025, pursuant to which the subscribers agreed to, from time to time, subscribe for the Group’s 12.50% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due April 2029 (the “April 2029 Convertible Notes”) up to an aggregate principal amount of US$23,000,000 on the terms set forth therein. As of December 31, 2025, the subscribers subscribed for an aggregate principal amount of US$13,000,000 and the remaining amount under the April 2025 Note Subscription Agreement was US$10,000,000 .
On October 31, 2025, the Group, Callaway, as a commitment party, and the subscribers party thereto entered into a Note Subscription Agreement (the “October 2025 Note Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which the subscribers agreed to, from time to time, subscribe for the Group’s 11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due October 2029 (the “October 2029 Convertible Notes”) up to an aggregate principal amount of US$100,000,000 on the terms set forth therein. As of December 31, 2025, no convertible notes had been issued under the October 2025 Note Subscription Agreement, and the full commitment amount remained available.
Based on the above facts, management of the Group has concluded that adequate resources and liquidity are available to meet the cash flow requirements for the next twelve months after the release of these consolidated financial statements, and it is reasonable to apply the going concern basis as the underlying assumption for the consolidated financial statements.
3
– SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND USE OF ESTIMATES
3.1 Useof estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Items subject to estimates and assumptions include those related to useful lives of property and equipment, including electric mopeds, electric bikes and electric scooters, legal contingencies, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, determination of discount rate and contract term for rental buildings and vehicles related to operating lease right of use assets, valuation of warrant liability and valuation of share-based compensation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3.2 Principlesof consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Marti Technologies, Inc (formerly Galata), as ultimate parent, Marti Technologies I Inc. (formerly Marti Technologies Inc.) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Marti Ileri (collectively, the Group). Subsidiaries are entities controlled by Marti Technologies, Inc. The Group controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to, returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases.
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3.2 Principlesof consolidation (Continued)
Transactionseliminated on consolidation
Intra-group balances and transactions, and any unrealized income and expenses arising from intra-group transactions, are eliminated in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. Unrealized gains arising from transactions with equity accounted investees are eliminated against the investment to the extent of the Group’s interest in the investee.
Unrealized losses are eliminated in the same way as unrealized gains, but only to the extent that there is no evidence of impairment. Carrying value of shares owned by the Group has been eliminated in Stockholders’ equity and statement of operations accounts.
3.3.Business combinations
Reverserecapitalization
During 2023, Galata and Marti Technologies 1 came together via a SPAC merger which has been accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. Marti Technologies 1’s assets and liabilities were maintained at historical cost, together with entries for the value of Galata’s net assets, and no goodwill or intangibles were recorded.
The financial statements are presented as a continuation of Marti Technologies 1 and the pre-merger periods reflect those historical results.
Share capital, APIC and share premium for periods prior to the reverse recapitalization have been retrospectively adjusted using the exchange ratio for the equivalent number of shares outstanding immediately after the Closing to effect the reverse recapitalization (the “Exchange Ratio”). In addition, all granted and outstanding unvested stock options were converted using the Exchange Ratio into options exercisable for shares of Marti common stock with the same terms and vesting conditions.
3.4 Operatingsegment
The Group operates and reports as a single operating and reportable segment. Prior to December 31, 2024, the Group reported two separate operating segments: (i) Two-wheeled Electric Vehicle and (ii) Ride-hailing.
On
October 1, 2024, the Group launched a unified subscription-based platform that provides consumers access to its ride-hailing and two-wheeled electric vehicle services through a single application with delivery services added in October 2025. As a result of this strategic integration and corresponding change in how the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), Marti CEO Oğuz Alper Öktem evaluates The Group’s performance and allocates resources, the Group determined that its operations are more appropriately presented as a single operating and reportable segment.
This updated reporting structure aligns with how the Group manages its business and strategic objectives.
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3.4 OperatingSegment (continued)
The key measure of performance used by the CODM for the single reportable segment is loss before income tax expense.
For the year ended December 31 2025, 2024 and 2023, the key financial information regarding the operating single segment comprise the following:
| January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2025 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31,<br><br> 2024 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2023 | |||||||
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| Revenue | 39,241,487 | 18,659,655 | 20,029,552 | ||||||
| -Cost of revenue | (15,253,318 | ) | (21,548,566 | ) | (24,084,598 | ) | |||
| -General and administrative expenses | (28,051,013 | ) | (49,248,578 | ) | (15,130,045 | ) | |||
| -Selling and marketing expenses | (12,953,898 | ) | (9,347,807 | ) | (7,347,777 | ) | |||
| -Research and development expenses | (3,007,443 | ) | (1,963,025 | ) | (1,954,842 | ) | |||
| -Other expense | (9,399,169 | ) | (3,055,655 | ) | (2,773,643 | ) | |||
| -Other income | 891,241 | 1,194,039 | 657,926 | ||||||
| -Fair value gain on derivative instrument | 1,381,157 | - | - | ||||||
| -Financial income | 1,350,670 | 1,408,491 | 3,561,427 | ||||||
| -Financial expense | (15,645,752 | ) | (9,979,536 | ) | (6,772,719 | ) | |||
| Segment<br> Loss Before Income Tax Expense | (41,446,038 | ) | (73,880,982 | ) | (33,814,719 | ) | |||
| Loss<br> Before Income Tax Expense | (41,446,038 | ) | (73,880,982 | ) | (33,814,719 | ) |
The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total consolidated assets.
3.5 Revenuerecognition
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Group recognized revenue from subscription packages, which we account for pursuant to ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Consumers.
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, we recognized revenue from trips taken by individual consumers of the Marti app as part of our rental business, which we account for pursuant to ASC 842, Leases.
Sales taxes, including value added taxes, are excluded from reported revenue.
Subscriptionpackage
The Group offers subscription packages to platform consumers via its ride-hailing, two-wheeled vehicle, and delivery platforms. These subscription packages provide platform consumers with access to enhanced platform features, benefits and services for a fixed subscription period.
Subscription packages are accounted for as contracts with consumers in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Consumers.
The subscription package represents a right to access the Group’s platform features and subscriber benefits throughout the subscription term, made available to all eligible platform consumers across the Group’s service offerings. The subscription benefits include (but are not limited to) priority access to certain services, discounted or free trips, and delivery discounts.
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3.5 Revenuerecognition (continued)
Subscriptionpackage (continued)
Payments received for subscription packages are recorded as contract liabilities (deferred revenue) upon receipt and recognized as revenue over the subscription term as the consumer’s right to access the platform benefits is satisfied through the passage of time.
The Group does not condition subscription benefits on driver performance, completion metrics, or service level achievements. Subscription access rights are granted to all platform consumers meeting eligibility criteria, independent of any binding service obligation or commission arrangement.
Rental
The Group’s technology platform enables consumers to participate in the Group’s rental program. To use a vehicle, the consumer contracts with Marti İleri via acceptance of the Marti User Agreement (“MuA”). Under the MuA, consumers agree that the Group retain the applicable fee as consideration for the renting of vehicles.
Consumers pay on a per-trip basis with a valid credit card and / or from the preloaded wallet balances. The consumer must use the Marti app to rent the vehicles and must end the trip on the Marti app to conclude the trip. The Group’s performance obligation is to provide access to the vehicles over the consumer’s desired period of use. The Group accounts for revenue as operating lease revenue pursuant to ASC 842, Leases, and records revenue upon completion of each trip. The Group will only recognize revenue if collectability is probable. If the authorized payment agent is unable to collect the trip amount at the end of the trip, no revenue will be recorded. For such transactions revenue is recognized in the period when the collection is made. The transaction price of each trip is generally determined based on the period of use (minutes) and a predetermined rate per minute in addition to a starting fare, agreed to by the consumer prior to renting the vehicle. The Group treats rental associated credits, coupons, or rider incentives as a reduction to the revenue for the trip except for new business development coupons and rider referral program coupons. In the period when consumers fund a preloaded wallet balance, the revenue is deferred until trips are actually taken by the consumer for the corresponding amounts.
The Group may also issue, at management’s sole discretion, credits to consumers for discounts which may be used on future trips, issued as promotional codes. The value of those credits is recorded as reduction of revenues when the credits are used by consumers.
Riderincentive programs
The Group has several rider incentive programs, which are offered to encourage consumer activity on the Marti app. Generally, the rider incentive programs are as follows:
Riderreferral program
Under the rider referral program, both the referring consumer and the referred new consumer earn referral coupons when the referred consumer completes their first trip on the Marti app. The Group records the incentive as a liability at the time the incentive is earned by the referred and the referrer with the corresponding charges recorded as sales and marketing expense. Referral coupons typically expire within one month, The Group estimates breakage based on historical data.
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3.5 Revenuerecognition (continued)
Callcenter incentive coupons
Under the call center incentive coupons, when the consumer experiences a problem such as a vehicle malfunction during the trip, and calls the call center of Marti, the call center supervisor can issue a coupon
to the consumer. Coupons typically expire within one year. The Group estimates breakage based on historical data.
Newbusiness development coupons
The Group experimentally launches new products and services to continue its growth into adjacent, tech-enabled urban transportation services, introducing new forms of environmentally sustainable mobility services by leveraging its existing consumer base. It uses coupons to introduce and promote these new businesses and accounts for them as marketing expenses for new business development.
3.6 Deferredrevenue
Deferred revenue consists of prepaid coupons to consumers and wallet balances which allow consumers to add funds upfront. These are short-term payables to consumers generated by pre-payments for future trips. The Group does not record any significant financing component given that the consumer paid for the services in advance, and the timing of the transfer of those services is at the discretion of the consumer though the gift card expires after one year and after which, any remaining balance is recorded as revenue, even if it did not result in a trip.
3.7 Costof revenues
Costs incurred in connection to Mobility offerings include but are not limited to: personnel-related costs, credit card processing fees, battery charging costs, repair and maintenance costs of electric vehicles, lease expenses for the vans and warehouses under operating leases, data center and networking expenses, mobile device and service costs, depreciation of rental vehicles, and certain direct costs.
3.8 Researchand development expenses
Research and development expenses primarily consist of costs related to the Group’s technology initiatives, as well as expenses associated with ongoing improvements to existing vehicles. Research and development expenses are recognized as incurred.
3.9 Salesand marketing expenses
Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of advertising expenses and services marketing costs. Sales and marketing costs are recognized as incurred.
3.10 Generaland administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses primarily consist of salaries, professional service fees, depreciation expense of property and equipment other than rental vehicles, consultancy expenses, administrative fees and other costs.
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3.11 Incometaxes
The Group accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amount and the income tax basis of existing assets and liabilities. These differences are measured using the enacted statutory income tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income for the years in which differences are expected to reverse. The Group recognizes the effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates in the period that includes the enactment date.
The Group records a valuation allowance to reduce its deferred tax assets to the amount that it believes is more-likely-than-not to be realized. Management considers all available evidence, both positive and negative, including historical levels of income, expectations and risks associated with estimates of future taxable income, existing taxable temporary differences, carryback availability and tax-planning strategies in assessing the need for a valuation allowance.
The Group evaluates uncertainty in income taxes by reviewing applicable tax law for all tax positions taken by the Group with respect to tax years for which the statute of limitations is still open. A tax benefit from a tax position is recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits. Recognized tax positions are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit greater than 50 percent likely of being realized. The Group presents interest and fines related to income taxes, if any, as a component of the income tax expense line in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
The Group elected to account for Global Intangible Low–Taxed Income (“GILTI”) as a current-period expense when incurred. Therefore, the Group has not recorded deferred taxes for basis differences expected to reverse in the future periods.
3.12 Cashand cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include bank deposits in TL, U.S. dollar and EUR and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of 90 days or less at acquisition that are readily convertible to known of cash. Cash equivalents are stated at amortized cost which approximate its fair value.
3.13 Tradereceivables
The Group collects the fees owed for completed transactions primarily from the consumer’s authorized payment method. Payments are collected by the paying agent and transferred to the Group the next business day. The accounts receivable on the consolidated balance sheet represent the receivables from the authorized paying agent.
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3.14Financial liabilities
All interest-bearing loans and borrowings, including convertible notes, are initially recognized at the proceeds allocated to the borrowing at fair value, net of directly attributable issuance costs and any debt discounts arising from the allocation of proceeds to other instruments issued in connection with the financing. Issuance costs and debt discounts are presented as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability. Subsequent to initial recognition, loans and borrowings are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, with the amortization of issuance costs and discounts recorded as interest expense over the contractual term of the debt. Gains and losses are recognized in profit or loss upon derecognition of the related liabilities.
Costs incurred in connection with debt facilities where borrowings are discretionary are capitalized as deferred financing costs when it is probable that the borrowings will occur. Such costs are presented as other assets until the related debt is issued, at which time they are reclassified as a reduction of the carrying amount of the related debt and amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method. If it is determined that the borrowings will not occur, the deferred financing costs are expensed in the period in which that determination is made.
The Group evaluates embedded features contained within its convertible notes, including conversion options and reset features, in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, to determine whether such features are required to be accounted for separately from the host debt instrument. Embedded features that do not qualify for equity classification are bifurcated from the host debt and accounted for as derivative liabilities. At issuance of each tranche of convertible notes, bifurcated embedded derivatives are initially measured at fair value, with a corresponding debt discount recorded against the carrying amount of the convertible notes.
Derivative liabilities are subsequently remeasured at fair value at each reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. The debt discount is amortized to interest expense over the term of the convertible notes using the effective interest method. Upon expiration of reset features or modification of conversion terms, the Group reassesses the classification and measurement of any remaining embedded features in accordance with applicable accounting guidance.
3.15 Warrants
The Group accounts for issued warrants either as a liability or equity in accordance with ASC 480-10, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity (“ASC 480-10”) or ASC 815-40, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Group’s Own Stock (“ASC 815-40”). Under ASC 480-10, warrants are considered a liability if they are mandatorily redeemable and they require settlement in cash, other assets, or a variable number of shares. If warrants do not meet liability classification under ASC 480-10, the Group considers the requirements of ASC 815-40 to determine whether the warrants should be classified as a liability or as equity. Under ASC 815-40, contracts that may require settlement for cash are liabilities, regardless of the probability of the occurrence of the triggering event, equity-classified warrants are accounted for at fair value on the issuance date with no changes in fair value recognized after the issuance date, liability- classified warrants are also accounted for at fair value on the issuance date and the fair value is marked-to-market in each reporting period.
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3.16 Inventories
Inventories consists of spare parts used for maintenance and repair of the rental vehicles. The cost of inventories consists of all purchase costs, transformation costs and other costs which are done to get the inventories to their current state and locations, Inventories are valued at the lower of cost based on a weighted average cost method or net realizable value. The average cost of inventory consists of the price paid for spare parts plus freight from manufacturers and any customs or duties incurred.
3.17 Share-basedcompensation expense
The Group periodically grants stock-based awards, including but not limited to, restricted ordinary shares, restricted share units and share options to eligible employees, directors and non-employees and are accounted for in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation.
The fair value of share options is estimated using an option pricing model, while the fair value of restricted share units is based on the fair value of the Group’s common stock on the grant date and are recognized as compensation expense using the straight-line method over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period.
The Group accounts for forfeitures as they occur. In the case of awards being forfeited because of a failure to achieve a service condition, the previously recognized expense is reversed in the period of forfeiture.
A change in any of the terms or conditions of share-based awards is accounted for as a modification of the awards. The Group calculates incremental compensation cost of a modification as the excess of the fair value of the modified awards over the fair value of the original awards immediately before its terms are modified at the modification date. For vested awards, the Group recognizes incremental compensation cost in the period the modification occurs. For awards not being fully vested, the Group recognizes the sum of the incremental compensation cost and the remaining unrecognized compensation cost for the original awards over the remaining requisite service period after modification.
3.18 Propertyand equipment
Property and equipment consist of equipment, furniture and fixtures, and rental electric scooters, electric bikes and electric mopeds. Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using a straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the related asset. Depreciation for property and equipment commences once they are ready for their intended use. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, and improvements and betterments are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the consolidated balance sheet and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statement of operations in the period realized.
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3.18 Propertyand equipment (Continued)
The table below, shows the useful lives for the depreciation calculation using the straight-line method:
| Type of asset | Estimated economic life (year) |
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| Rental vehicles | |
| - Rental electric scooters | 2-3 years |
| - Rental electric bikes | 2-3 years |
| - Rental electric mopeds | 3-4 years |
| Furniture and fixtures | 3-7 years |
| Leasehold improvements | 1-5 years |
Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the remaining term of the lease, or the useful life of the assets.
3.19 Leases
The Group determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception by assessing whether the arrangement contains an identified asset and whether the lessee has the right to control such asset in accordance with ASC 842. The Group determines the classification and measurement of its leases upon lease commencement. The Group enters into certain agreements as a lessor and either leases or subleases the underlying asset in the agreement to consumers. The Group also enters into certain agreements as a lessee.
Lessor
The Group’s lease arrangements include vehicle rentals to consumers. Due to the short-term nature of these arrangements, the Group classifies these leases as operating leases. The Group does not separate lease and non-lease components, such as roadside assistance provided to the lessee, in its lessor lease arrangements. Lease payments are variable based on duration of trip and are recognized as revenue upon the completion of each related trip. Taxes or other fees assessed by governmental authorities that are both imposed on and concurrent with each lease revenue-producing transaction and collected by the Group from the lessee are excluded from the consideration in its lease arrangements. The Group mitigates residual value risk of its leased assets by performing regular maintenance and repairs, as necessary, and through periodic reviews of asset depreciation rates based on the Group’s ongoing assessment of present and estimated future market conditions.
Lessee
The Group’s leases include real estate property to support its operations and vehicles that may be used for operations. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Group will exercise such options.
The Group determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. The Group recognizes a right-of-use (ROU) asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The lease liability is initially and subsequently measured at the present value of the unpaid lease payments at the lease commencement date.
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3.19 Leases(Continued)
Lessee(continued)
The Group determines if an arrangement is a lease and for other than short term leases, classifies that lease as either an operating or finance lease at inception. Operating leases are included in “Operating lease right of use assets,” and “Operating lease liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Key estimates and judgments include how the Group determines (1) the discount rate it uses to discount the unpaid lease payments to present value and (2) lease term.
Topic 842 requires a lessee to discount its unpaid lease payments using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, its incremental borrowing rate. Generally, the Group cannot determine the interest rate implicit in the lease because it does not have access to the lessor’s estimated residual value or the amount of the lessor’s deferred initial direct costs. Therefore, the Group generally uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate for the lease. The Group’s incremental borrowing rate for a lease is the rate of interest it would have to pay on a collateralized basis to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments under similar terms. Because the Group does not generally borrow on a collateralized basis, it uses the interest rate it pays on its noncollateralized borrowings as an input to deriving an appropriate incremental borrowing rate, adjusted for the amount of the lease payments and the lease term with a value equal to the unpaid lease payments for that lease.
The lease term for all the Group’s leases includes the noncancellable period of the lease plus any additional periods covered by either a Group option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease that the Group is reasonably certain to exercise, or an option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease controlled by the lessor. Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise of the following:
| ● | Fixed<br> payments, including in-substance fixed payments, owed over the lease term, |
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| ● | Variable<br> lease payments that depend on an index or rate, initially measured using the index or rate<br> at the lease commencement date, |
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| ● | Amounts<br> expected to be payable under a Group-provided residual value guarantee. |
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The operating lease right of use assets were initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the operating lease liability adjusted for lease payments made at or before the lease commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred less any lease incentives received. The operating lease right of use assets is subsequently measured throughout the lease term at the carrying amount of the lease liability, plus initial direct costs, plus (minus) any prepaid (accrued) lease payments, less the unamortized balance of lease incentives received. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The Group monitors for events or changes in circumstances that require a reassessment of one of its leases. When a reassessment results in the remeasurement of a lease liability, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the corresponding operating lease right of use assets unless doing so would reduce the carrying amount of the operating lease right of use assets to an amount less than zero. In that case, the amount of the adjustment that would result in a negative operating lease right of use assets balance is recorded in statement of operations. The Group has elected not to recognize operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liabilities that have a lease term 12 months or fewer. The Group recognizes the lease payments associated with its short-term leases as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease payments associated with these leases are recognized and presented in the same manner as for all other Group leases.
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3.20 Intangibleassets, net
Intangible assets are carried at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from one to three years.
Intangible assets, net is mainly composed of softwares, operating permits and licenses awarded to the Group, which allow the Group to operate the rental business.
3.21 Impairmentof non-current assets
Long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and intangible assets subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable, If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group be tested for possible impairment, the Group first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary.
3.22 Concentrationsof credit risk
The Group’s cash and cash equivalents are potentially subject to concentration of credit risk. The Group has not experienced any losses on its deposits of cash and cash equivalents. Management believes that the institutions it uses are financially stable and, accordingly, minimal credit risk exists.
The Group measures assets and liabilities at fair value based on an expected exit price, which represents the amount that would be received on the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value may be based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The authoritative guidance on fair value measurements establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis, whereby inputs used in valuation techniques, are assigned a hierarchical level. The following are the hierarchical levels of inputs to measure fair value:
| ● | Level 1: Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or<br> liabilities in active markets. |
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| ● | Level 2: Inputs reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are<br> not active; quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; inputs other<br> than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities; or inputs that are<br> derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other<br> means. |
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| ● | Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting its own assumptions incorporated in valuation techniques<br> used to determine fair value. These assumptions are required to be consistent with market<br> participant assumptions that are reasonably available. |
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Assetsand liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
The carrying amounts in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for receivables and current liabilities each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The Group does not have any other material assets or liabilities that are recognized at fair value on a recurring basis.
Assetsmeasured at fair value on a non-recurring basis
The Group’s non-financial assets, such as intangible assets, and property, equipment are adjusted to fair value when an impairment charge is recognized. Such fair value measurements are based predominantly on Level 3 inputs.
3.23 Recentlyissued accounting standards
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires a tabular reconciliation using both percentages and amounts, broken out into specific categories with certain reconciling items at or above 5% of the statutory tax further broken out by nature and/or jurisdiction. This ASU also has disclosure requirements related to income taxes paid (net of refunds received), broken out between federal, state/local and foreign, and amounts paid to an individual jurisdiction when 5% or more of the total income taxes paid. ASC 2023-09 did not have a material impact on the Group’s consolidated financial position or results of operations but resulted in expanded disclosures in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
On November 4, 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public business entities (“PBEs”). The ASU does not change the expense captions an entity presents on the face of the income statement; rather, it requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. ASU 2024-03 is effective for all PBEs for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Group is currently reviewing the impact of the adoption on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
In March 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-04, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20): Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments. This ASU clarifies the accounting for induced conversions of convertible debt instruments by requiring entities to apply the inducement guidance consistently, regardless of the form of consideration transferred. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Group for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for entities that have adopted ASU 2020-06. The Group is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND USE OF ESTIMATES (Continued)
3.23 Recentlyissued accounting standards (Continued)
All other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued but not yet effective are currently being evaluated and, at this time, are not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s financial position or results of operations.
4
– BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
On July 29, 2022, Marti Delaware entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Agreement” or the “Merger Agreement”) among Marti Delaware and Galata (the “SPAC”) trading publicly on the NYSE under the symbol GLTA. The merger provides for the combination of Marti Delaware and SPAC pursuant to the proposed merger of Galata Merger Sub Inc., as defined by the business combination agreement, with and into Marti (“the Merger”). Marti Delaware remained as the surviving entity. Management concluded that Marti Delaware is the accounting acquirer and the SPAC the accounting acquiree, and the business combination is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization (ASC Topic 805). All debts, liabilities and duties of Marti Delaware and the SPAC became the debts, liabilities, and duties of Marti, as defined by the business combination agreement. The transaction completed as of July 10, 2023.
The total number of shares of the Group’s common stock outstanding immediately following the Business Combination was comprised as follows. The table is excluding the 9,000,000 earnout shares which have no associated premium.
| July<br> 10, <br><br>2023 | |
|---|---|
| Marti Delaware shares, prior to<br> conversion | 44,356,328 |
| New Shares to Marti Co-founders and Board Members | 8,461,503 |
| New Shares to Galata Founder Shares | 3,593,750 |
| New Shares to Galata<br> public stockholders | 624,513 |
| Total<br> shares outstanding at close | 57,036,094 |
The following table reconciles the elements of the Business Combination to the Consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the Consolidated statement of stockholders equity for the year ended December 31, 2023:
| July 10, 2023<br> <br>Recapitalization | |
|---|---|
| Cash – Galata trust and cash,<br> net of redemptions and Galata transaction costs | 42,107,655 |
| Less: transaction costs<br> and advisory fees incurred | (12,478,459) |
| Net<br> proceeds from reverse acquisition | 29,629,196 |
| Less: Convertible Notes Liabilities (Gross<br> PIPE Proceeds Funded at Closing) | (35,500,000) |
| Less: transaction costs<br> and advisory fees accrued | (1,333,188) |
| Net<br> equity impact from Business Combination | (7,203,992) |
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TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
4 – BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Continued)
WarrantAgreement
On July 8, 2021, Galata and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the Warrant Agent) entered into a warrant agreement.
PrivatePlacement Warrants
Per the agreement, Galata entered into a private placement warrant purchase agreement with Galata Acquisition Sponsor LLC (“Sponsor”) in which the Sponsor purchased 7,500,000 warrants (“Private Placement Warrants”) simultaneously with the closing of the public offering at a price of US$1.00 per warrant to purchase one Class A ordinary share of the Group at US$11.50 per share.
PublicWarrants
Galata also engaged in a public offering of units, each of which consists of one ordinary share and one half of one public warrant. The underwriters in the public offering exercised their option to purchase additional units, thus Galata issued 7,187,489 warrants (“Public Warrants”) in the aggregate to purchase one ordinary share at a price of US$11.50 per share to the public investors in the public offering.
On November 21, 2023, the Group commenced (i) an offer to each holder of its outstanding Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants (collectively, the “Warrants”) giving the opportunity to receive US$0.10 in cash, without interest, for each outstanding Warrant tendered by the holder pursuant to the offer (the “Offer to Purchase”), and (ii) the solicitation of consents from holders of the outstanding Warrants to amend the Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2021, by and between the Group and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, which governs all of the Warrants (the “Warrant Amendment”) (collectively the “Tender Offer”), which permits the Group to redeem each Warrant that is not tendered in connection with the Offer for US$0.07 in cash, without interest by January 4, 2024. The adoption of the Warrant Amendment required the consent of at least a majority of the then-outstanding warrants and was approved.
The following table summarizes the warrants eligible for tender offer:
| Warrant<br> Type | Warrants<br> Eligible to be Tendered |
|---|---|
| Private placement warrants | 7,250,000 |
| Public warrants | 7,187,489 |
| Total<br> warrants | 14,437,489 |
Tendered as of November 21, 2023:
| Warrant<br> Type | Warrants<br><br> Tendered<br> November 21,<br> 2023 | Repurchase<br><br> Price <br> November 21,<br> 2023 | Total<br> Cash Paid for<br> Warrants Tendered as<br> of November 21,<br> 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Placement<br> Warrants | 7,250,000 | $ | 0.10 | 725,000 | ||
| Public<br> Warrants | 5,902,206 | $ | 0.10 | 590,221 | ||
| 13,152,206 | 1,315,221 |
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
4 – BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Continued)
PublicWarrants (Continued)
As of December 31, 2023, the Group paid US$590,221 for all Public Warrants and US$725,000 for all Private Placement Warrants tendered by the holders pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. The book value of the remaining warrants is US$89,970, representing their recorded value in the Group’s financial statements.
On January 4, 2024, the Group completed the redemption of its outstanding warrants for a cash redemption price of US$0.07 per warrant, totaling US$89,970. In connection with the redemption, the warrants were suspended from trading on the NYSE American prior to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on January 4, 2024, and were delisted pursuant to a Form 25 filed by the NYSE American.
EarnoutShares
As part of the business combination, current equity holders of Marti Delaware received 45 million shares (implying 71% of GLTA non-diluted shares outstanding). Under this agreement, Marti will also issue to eligible existing equity holders 9,000,000 ordinary shares in the aggregate (which shall be equitably adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends recapitalizations, reclassifications, combinations, exchange of shares or other like change or transactions with respect to ordinary shares occurring after the closing of the business combination) (The “Earnout Shares”), either upon achieving a share price of US$20 per share for 10 days, or a change in control achievement of a US$20.00 per share price target based on the per share consideration received. As these targets have not been met, the Earnout Shares have not been issued on December 31, 2025 and on December 31, 2024.
5
– PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consists of the following:
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rental vehicles | 26,899,522 | 26,747,580 | ||||
| Furniture and fixtures | 1,479,966 | 1,290,201 | ||||
| Leasehold improvements | 879,092 | 798,889 | ||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | (26,604,770 | ) | (23,343,499 | ) | ||
| Total<br> property and equipment | 2,653,810 | 5,493,171 |
Depreciation expense relating to property and equipment was US$3,292,570, US$8,392,637 and US$9,946,444 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 the Group recognized US$32,120, US$0 and US$143,527 respectively, in losses related to the disposal of property and equipment.
Rental vehicles amounting to US$0 (December 31, 2024: US$26,747,580) are pledged to PFG in relation to the loan and security agreements with PFG dated January 2021, October 2022 and December 2022. During the year, the pledge was cancelled on repayment of the loan.
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
5 –PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Continued)
The following table summarizes the depreciation expenses recorded in the consolidated statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2025 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2024 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of revenue | 2,861,819 | 7,957,267 | 9,347,183 | |||
| General and administrative<br> expenses | 430,751 | 435,370 | 599,261 | |||
| Total<br> depreciation | 3,292,570 | 8,392,637 | 9,946,444 |
6
– INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets, net consists of the following:
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software (*) | 706,924 | 706,924 | ||||
| Other intangible assets | 406,739 | 350,336 | ||||
| Less: Accumulated<br> amortization | (762,451 | ) | (467,672 | ) | ||
| Total<br> intangible assets, net | 351,212 | 589,588 |
(*) In 2024, the Group acquired an AI-Powered optimization platform to increase ridership and reduce operational costs. The transaction was classified as an asset acquisition under ASC 805, as the majority of the fair value of the acquired gross assets was concentrated in a single identifiable asset.
The following table summarizes the amortization expenses recorded in the consolidated statement of operations, for the year ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2025 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2024 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of revenue | 222,107 | 195,711 | - | |||
| General and administrative<br> expenses | 72,671 | 102,790 | 98,200 | |||
| Total | 294,778 | 298,501 | 98,200 |
7
– OTHER ASSETS
Other current assets consists of the following:
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred financing costs related<br> to undrawn debt facilities (*) | 2,303,132 | 1,765,724 | ||
| Prepayments | 692,147 | 646,721 | ||
| VAT receivable | - | 1,387,455 | ||
| Other (**) | 644,138 | 235,497 | ||
| Total | 3,639,417 | 4,035,397 |
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TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
7– OTHER ASSETS (Continued)
Other non-current assets consists of the following:
| Dec 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec 31, <br><br>2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred<br> financing costs related to undrawn debt facilities (*) | 11,950,000 | 2,040,522 | ||
| Total | 11,950,000 | 2,040,522 |
(*) Deferred financing costs primarily represent the fair value of equity shares issued to lenders in connection with committed debt facilities for which borrowings were discretionary and had not been drawn as of the reporting date. The portion of deferred financing costs expected to be reclassified within the next twelve months is presented as current, with the remainder presented as non-current. Refer to Note 12 for additional information.
(**) Included within Other assets is an advance salary payment to a member of key management totaling USD 316,667. The advance is non-interest-bearing.
The table below shows the deferred financing cost movement for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
| January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2025 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening | 3,806,246 | - | ||||
| Costs incurred related to committed debt facilities | 19,964,000 | 7,567,155 | ||||
| Reclassification to debt upon borrowings | (7,590,005 | ) | (3,760,909 | ) | ||
| Financing expense (*) | (1,927,110 | ) | - | |||
| Ending balance | 14,253,131 | 3,806,246 |
(*) Financing expense represents the excess of the fair value of instruments issued (including subscriber shares and commitment shares) over the proceeds allocated to the related convertible note for respective tranches.
8
– CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and cash equivalents consists of the following:
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at banks | 7,805,859 | 3,344,196 | ||
| -<br> Time deposit | 832,923 | 435,545 | ||
| - Demand deposit | 6,972,936 | 2,908,651 | ||
| Other liquid assets<br> (*) | - | 1,804,661 | ||
| Total | 7,805,859 | 5,148,857 |
(*) The Group considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2024, this includes investments in money market funds and similar liquid instruments which are classified as Level 1 investments. These investments are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and carry an insignificant risk of changes in value.
As of December 31, 2025, and 2024, the details of the Group’s time deposit, maturity dates and interest rates are as follows:
December31, 2025
| Currency | Maturity | Interest rate % | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL | January 2, 2026 | 38.5 | 489,941 |
| TL | January 26, 2026 | | 36.5 | | 201,508 |
| TL | January 2, 2026 | | 30 | | 29,154 |
| TL | January 2, 2026 | | 38 | | 112,320 |
| Total | | | | | 832,923 |
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
8– CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (Continued)
December31, 2024
| Currency | Maturity | Interest rate % | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL | January 24, 2025 | 49.25 | 172,410 |
| TL | January 1, 2025 | | 30 | | 4,380 |
| TL | January 1, 2025 | | 40 | | 39,910 |
| TL | January 1, 2025 | | 40 | | 218,845 |
| Total | | | | | 435,545 |
The Group previously, pursuant to a loan agreement with PFG dated January 20, 2021, was required to maintain certain amounts of cash in demand or time deposit accounts subject to a first-priority security interest in favor of PFG.
The PFG loan was fully repaid during 2025. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2025, the Group is not subject to any cash balance maintenance requirements, and no security interest over the Group’s cash and cash equivalents exists.
9
– INVENTORIES
Inventories consists of the following:
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spare<br> parts inventories | 1,990,925 | 2,030,244 | ||
| Total | 1,990,925 | 2,030,244 |
The Group created a provision expense of US$18,244 and US$316,664 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 respectively.
10
– ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES AND PAYABLES
Account receivables consists of the following:
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade receivable | 482,125 | 188,298 | 163,473 | |||
| Deposits | 21,695 | 15,224 | 24,885 | |||
| Total | 503,820 | 203,522 | 188,358 |
Account payables consists of the following:
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payable<br> to suppliers | 4,076,540 | 1,650,906 | ||
| Total | 4,076,540 | 1,650,906 |
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
11
– ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consists of the following:
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawsuit provision | 926,391 | 908,264 | ||
| Non-income-based taxes and funds payable | 895,757 | 207,032 | ||
| Payroll liabilities | 884,614 | 430,664 | ||
| Expense accruals | 543,580 | 753,701 | ||
| Unused vacation liability | 463,783 | 297,904 | ||
| Severance pay provision | 105,492 | 34,811 | ||
| Other current liabilities | 48,915 | 154,180 | ||
| Total | 3,868,532 | 2,786,556 |
The table below shows the lawsuit provision movement for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
| January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2025 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening | 908,264 | 810,159 | ||||
| New provisions | 218,146 | 256,456 | ||||
| Exchange rate effect | (161,192 | ) | (128,092 | ) | ||
| Payments | (38,827 | ) | (30,259 | ) | ||
| Ending balance | 926,391 | 908,264 |
12
– SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
PFGTerm Loans and Warrants
In January 2021, October 2022 and December 2022 the Group entered into Loan and Security Agreements with PFG (“Partners for Growth”). Following the amendment to these agreements, the total borrowed amount increased to US$20,000,000 which is repaid by the Group monthly. In connection with the funding of the first tranche in January 2021, the Group issued the Lender warrants to purchase 71,522 shares of Marti’s common stock at an exercise price per share of US$2.53. In connection with the funding of the second and third tranche in December 2021, the Group issued the Lender warrants to purchase a further 71,522 shares of Marti’s common stock at an exercise price of US$2.53 per share (collectively, the “PFG Share Warrants”). In connection with the funding of the fifth tranche in October 2022 (5A) and December 2022 (5B), the Group issued the Lender warrants up to US$1,000,000 (US$1 for each US$1 of principal amount of convertible note) that are exercisable into convertible notes (collectively, the “PFG Convertible Warrants”). The PFG Convertible Warrants are exercisable within seven years from their respective dates of issuance.
In July 2023, the Net Exercise Basis of the shares outstanding, amounting to 143,044, was recalculated as 114,737 ordinary shares. Subsequently, the 114,737 shares derived from warrants, in addition to 1 ordinary share of PFG, were multiplied by the 1.278 exchange ratio. Consequently, the warrants and ordinary shares of PFG converted into 146,671 ordinary shares, with no cash transaction required for the conversion to ordinary shares.
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
12– SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL LIABILITIES (Continued)
PFGTerm Loans and Warrants (Continued)
The PFG Share Warrants are classified as a component of permanent equity because they are freestanding financial instruments that are legally detachable and separately exercisable from the shares of common stock or convertible notes with which they were issued, are immediately exercisable, do not embody an obligation for the Group to repurchase its shares or convertible notes, and permit the holders to receive a fixed number of shares of common stock upon exercise for warrants to purchase of stocks. In addition, the PFG Share Warrants do not provide any guarantee of value or return.
The PFG Convertible Warrants are also freestanding financial instruments which are detachable and separately exercisable. As the PFG Convertible Warrants provide the rights to the holder to exercise and convert such warrant into convertible debt or subsequently in cash or equity of the Group, the warrant is an obligation of the issuer. Upon exercise of the warrant, the holder will receive a convertible debt instrument, which is a liability classified instrument. The terms of the convertible debt may require the issuer to settle the note upon maturity by transferring cash assets. Accordingly, regardless of the other potential settlement alternatives, the fact that the convertible notes issued upon exercise of the warrant could require settlement upon maturity in cash indicates that the warrant should be classified as liability.
For the valuation of the PFG Convertible Warrants a further probability-weighted settlement scenario valuation was applied for the conversion and settlement features of the underlying convertible debt. The fair value of this tranche was thus determined as US$4,500.
All term loan facilities were fully repaid during 2025, and no term loan balances were outstanding as of December 31, 2025.
ConvertibleNotes
As of December 31, 2025, the Group’s financial liabilities primarliy consist of convertible notes.
Convertible notes are classified as long-term financial liabilities based on their contractual maturities in accordance with the terms of the applicable convertible note agreements. The portion of convertible notes expected to be converted or settled within twelve months of the reporting date is classified as a current financial liability.
CarryingAmount of Financial Liabilities
| Conversion exercise <br>price | Contractual<br> <br>interest<br> <br>rate % | Maturity date | Dec 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec 31, <br><br>2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term loan, net | - | 10.25 | % | Dec 11, 2025 | - | 846,398 |
| Term loan, net | | - | | 10.25 | % | Oct 11, 2025 | | - | | 833,334 |
| Convertible notes, long term | $ | 1.65 | | 15.00 | % | July 10, 2028 | | 81,548,426 | | 72,995,438 |
| Convertible notes, long term | $ | 3.88 | | 12.50 | % | April 30, 2029 | | 4,262,670 | | - |
| Total financial liabilities, net | | | | | | | | 85,811,096 | | 74,675,170 | | Of which classified as: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current financial liabilities, net | | | | | | | | 3,694,936 | | 4,555,895 |
| Non-current financial liabilities, net | | | | | | | | 82,116,160 | | 70,119,275 |
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
12– SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL LIABILITIES (Continued)
CarryingAmount of Financial Liabilities (Continued)
The convertible note agreements with a maturity date of July 10, 2028 accrues interest at the rate of fifteen percent (15.00%) per annum; provided that interest shall be payable (a) at a rate per annum equal to ten percent (10.00%) with respect to interest paid in cash (“Cash Interest”) and (b) at a rate per annum equal to five percent (5.00%) with respect to PIK Interest.
The convertible note agreements with a maturity date of April 30, 2029 accrues interest at the rate of twelve and one-half percent (12.50%) per annum; provided that interest shall be payable at a rate per annum equal to twelve and one-half percent (12.50%) with respect to PIK Interest.
ConvertibleNote Movement
The following table summarizes the movement in the carrying amount of convertible notes for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
| January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2025 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening balance | 72,995,438 | 58,613,673 | ||||
| Additions | 19,929,687 | 18,000,000 | ||||
| Purchased (*) | - | (1,538,542 | ) | |||
| Converted into shares | (2,220,431 | ) | (2,000,000 | ) | ||
| Debt discount | (7,590,005 | ) | (3,760,909 | ) | ||
| Embedded derivative | (3,915,094 | ) | - | |||
| Accrued interest, net | 6,611,501 | 3,681,216 | ||||
| Ending balance | 85,811,096 | 72,995,438 |
(*) In 2024, convertible notes valued at US$1,538,542 were purchased by the Group for a cash consideration of US$930,000 resulting in an extinguishment gain of US$608,542 (Refer Note 18).
DebtDiscount
In connection with certain convertible note issuances, the Group issued subscription and commitment shares (“incentive shares”) to lenders. These incentive shares are treated as standalone financial instruments that are both legally detachable and separately exercisable. The fair value of incentive shares is determined using the market price of the shares on the grant date and recorded as a debt discount, which reduces the carrying amount of the related convertible note liabilities.
The debt discount is amortized over the contractual term of the convertible notes using the effective interest method, with amortization recorded as interest expense. The total debt discount amortized during the year ended December 31, 2025 was US$1,171,914 (2024: US$64,277).
In addition, incentive shares issued in connection with committed but not yet issued convertible notes, totaling US$14,253,132 (2024: US$3,806,246), are presented as deferred financing costs within Other Assets and will be reclassified as a reduction of the convertible note liabilities upon issuance.
Further, certain convertible notes issued by the Group contain embedded conversion features and reset provisions that require evaluation under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The Group concluded that these embedded features (i.e. notes that are initially convertible at 202.0202 shares per $1,000, with the conversion rate resetting monthly from April to December 2025 based on $1,000 divided by 1.65 times the “Reset Price.” The Reset Price is the greater of a $2.00 floor and the lesser of the prior Reset Price and the 20‑day VWAP, capped at $3.00) do not qualify for the equity scope exception under ASC 815‑40, as the settlement terms are not indexed solely to the Entity’s own stock. Accordingly, the embedded features are bifurcated from the host debt instruments and accounted for separately as embedded derivative liabilities.
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
12– SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL LIABILITIES (Continued)
DebtDiscount (Continued)
The fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model, which incorporates assumptions regarding the Group’s share price, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, credit risk, expected term of the convertible notes, and the probability and timing of conversion. The embedded derivative liabilities are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy due to the use of significant unobservable inputs.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the embedded derivative liabilities:
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | ||||
| Opening balance | - | - | |||
| Initial recognition upon issuance | 3,915,094 | - | |||
| Change in fair value | (1,381,157 | ) | - | ||
| Reclassification<br> to equity on expiration of embedded features | (2,533,937 | ) | - | ||
| Ending<br> balance | - | - |
MaturityProfile
The maturity profile of financial liabilities consists of the following:
| Year<br> ending December 31: | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | - | 4,555,895 | ||||
| 2026 | 3,694,936 | - | ||||
| 2027 | - | - | ||||
| 2028 | 82,495,077 | 73,815,907 | ||||
| 2029 | 13,649,501 | - | ||||
| Total principal | 99,839,514 | 78,371,802 | ||||
| Less: unamortized<br> debt discount | (14,028,418 | ) | (3,696,632 | ) | ||
| Total | 85,811,096 | 74,675,170 |
13
– OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES
Operating lease liabilities consists of the following:
| Discount<br> rate % | December<br> 31, 2025 | Discount<br> rate % | December<br> 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term lease liabilities | 21-55 | 620,095 | 21-55 | 484,043 | ||
| Long-term lease liabilities | 21-55 | 135,715 | 21-55 | 87,713 | ||
| Total | 755,810 | 571,756 |
As at December 31, 2025 and 2024 maturity of the operating lease liabilities are as follows:
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | - | 577,569 | ||||
| 2026 | 738,027 | 142,653 | ||||
| 2027 | 226,603 | - | ||||
| Total<br> lease payments | 964,630 | 720,222 | ||||
| Less: imputed interest | (208,820 | ) | (148,466 | ) | ||
| Total | 755,810 | 571,756 |
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
13– OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES (Continued)
The following table presents supplemental information used to calculate the present value of operating lease liabilities:
| Dec 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec 31, <br><br>2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) | 1.35 | 1.36 |
| Weighted average discount rate % | | 48 | % | | 40 | % |
Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases included in cash flow from operating activities was as follows:
| January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2025 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash<br> paid for operating leases | (858,393 | ) | (985,506 | ) | ||
| Total | (858,393 | ) | (985,506 | ) |
14
– OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSETS
Operating lease right of use assets consists of the following:
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | 1,160,162 | 1,180,005 | ||||
| Vehicles | 1,144,516 | 698,878 | ||||
| Less: Accumulated<br> depreciation | (1,397,260 | ) | (1,041,535 | ) | ||
| Total | 907,418 | 837,348 |
The following table summarizes the operating lease expenses recorded in the consolidated statement of operations for the years ended on December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2025 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2024 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost<br> of revenues | 1,472,374 | 1,434,503 | 2,210,841 | |||
| Total | 1,472,374 | 1,434,503 | 2,210,841 |
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
15
– REVENUE INFORMATION
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Group’s revenue based on operations consists of the following:
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | |||||||
| Subscription package revenue | 29,369,450 | 3,282,252 | - | ||||||
| Rental revenue | 13,691,036 | 16,467,586 | 20,852,642 | ||||||
| Reservation revenue | 14,417 | 13,275 | 30,800 | ||||||
| Other revenue | - | 20,812 | 122,864 | ||||||
| Gross<br> Sales | 43,074,903 | 19,783,925 | 21,006,306 | ||||||
| Sales refunds | (18,671 | ) | (104,378 | ) | (32,746 | ) | |||
| Sales discount | (3,814,745 | ) | (1,019,892 | ) | (944,008 | ) | |||
| Net<br> Sales | 39,241,487 | 18,659,655 | 20,029,552 |
The Group has determined that collectability is not probable for revenue amounting to US$33,582, US$417,845, US$664,504 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. These amounts will not be deemed probable until cash is received, at which point revenue would be recognized.
Deferredrevenue
Deferred revenue consists of prepaid coupons and wallet balances which will be recorded as revenue when the relevant trip is taken, as that represents the satisfaction of the Group’s performance obligation.
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallets | 1,950,458 | 1,552,074 | ||
| Other | 178,694 | 292,974 | ||
| Total | 2,129,152 | 1,845,048 |
The table below shows the deferred revenue movement on wallets for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
| January 1, 2025 | Additions | Revenue<br> recognised | FX<br> rate adjustment | December<br> 31, 2025 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred<br> revenue | 1,552,074 | 6,450,062 | (5,826,321 | ) | (225,357 | ) | 1,950,458 | |||||
| Total | 1,552,074 | 6,450,062 | (5,826,321 | ) | (225,357 | ) | 1,950,458 | |||||
| January 1, 2024 | Additions | Revenue<br> recognised | FX<br> rate adjustment | December<br> 31, 2024 | ||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deferred<br> revenue | 1,339,954 | 3,294,445 | (2,815,778 | ) | (266,547 | ) | 1,552,074 | |||||
| Total | 1,339,954 | 3,294,445 | (2,815,778 | ) | (266,547 | ) | 1,552,074 |
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
16
– OPERATING EXPENSES
For the years ended at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, expenses consists of the following:
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | ||||
| Cost of revenue | 15,253,318 | 21,548,566 | 24,084,598 | |||
| General and administrative expenses | 28,051,013 | 49,248,578 | 15,130,045 | |||
| Selling and marketing expenses | 12,953,898 | 9,347,807 | 7,347,777 | |||
| Research and development<br> expenses | 3,007,443 | 1,963,025 | 1,954,842 | |||
| Total | 59,265,672 | 82,107,976 | 48,517,262 |
For the years ended at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, cost of revenue consists of the following:
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31,<br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | ||||
| Personnel expenses | 5,093,163 | 5,770,118 | 6,285,287 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 3,083,926 | 8,152,978 | 9,322,334 | |||
| Data cost expense | 2,085,053 | 1,068,265 | 953,238 | |||
| Rental vehicle maintenance and repair expense | 1,080,924 | 2,565,236 | 2,286,401 | |||
| Operating lease expense | 1,472,374 | 1,434,503 | 2,210,841 | |||
| Commission expenses | 904,929 | 384,060 | 293,411 | |||
| Rent expense | 707,669 | 288,865 | 307,326 | |||
| Fuel expenses | 192,849 | 251,703 | 440,159 | |||
| Office expenses | 16,158 | 116,407 | 25,275 | |||
| Electricity expense | 102,030 | 143,534 | 352,486 | |||
| Occupancy tax expense | 62,742 | 59,591 | 105,280 | |||
| Transportation expense | 60,721 | 530,462 | 302,459 | |||
| Warehouse expense | 56,041 | 29,627 | 85,205 | |||
| Inventory provision expense | 18,244 | 316,664 | 62,805 | |||
| Service vehicle maintenance expense | 17,697 | 62,668 | 146,034 | |||
| Loss on disposal of assets | - | - | 331,491 | |||
| Other | 298,798 | 373,885 | 574,566 | |||
| Total | 15,253,318 | 21,548,566 | 24,084,598 |
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
16– OPERATING EXPENSES (continued)
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, general and administrative expenses consists of the following:
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | ||||
| Personnel expenses (*) | 20,095,026 | 43,433,010 | 8,277,874 | |||
| Consulting and legal expense | 4,172,869 | 3,116,868 | 4,344,986 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 503,422 | 538,160 | 680,959 | |||
| Insurance expense | 363,243 | 529,939 | 328,014 | |||
| Software expense | 509,529 | 431,510 | 44,909 | |||
| Transportation expense | 202,730 | 288,026 | 159,869 | |||
| Office expenses | 880,091 | 237,232 | 276,905 | |||
| Travelling expense | 292,877 | 161,415 | 163,411 | |||
| Office rent expense | 133,000 | 165,833 | - | |||
| Communication expense | 299,829 | 106,121 | 165,436 | |||
| Non-income-based taxes | 106,558 | 26,341 | 109,566 | |||
| Loss on disposal | - | - | 235,185 | |||
| Other | 491,839 | 214,123 | 342,931 | |||
| Total | 28,051,013 | 49,248,578 | 15,130,045 |
(*) The amount includes US$11,280,399 (2024: US$35,660,544 and 2023: US$1,991,885) relating to compensation expenses for various shares granted to employees and non-employees.
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, selling and marketing expenses consists of the following:
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | ||||
| Social media expense | 6,405,488 | 2,655,883 | 2,444,491 | |||
| Advertising consulting expense | 4,916,118 | 3,287,180 | 2,501,107 | |||
| Rider referral program expense | 1,062,077 | 1,755,561 | 532,103 | |||
| Personnel expense | 251,690 | 891,015 | 518,240 | |||
| Promotional operating expense | 122,241 | 376,786 | 781,886 | |||
| Data cost expense | - | - | 505,889 | |||
| Other | 196,284 | 381,382 | 64,061 | |||
| Total | 12,953,898 | 9,347,807 | 7,347,777 |
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
17
– OTHER EXPENSES
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, other expenses consists of the following:
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | ||||
| Fines | 8,567,388 | 2,228,702 | 1,315,829 | |||
| Penalty payments | 495,379 | 350,888 | 349,412 | |||
| Lawsuit provision expense<br> ^(*)^ | 179,319 | 183,997 | 846,218 | |||
| Donations and grant | - | 26,785 | 121,496 | |||
| Custom tax provision expense | - | - | 32,304 | |||
| Other | 157,083 | 265,283 | 108,384 | |||
| Total | 9,399,169 | 3,055,655 | 2,773,643 |
(*) Lawsuit provision expenses consist of the civil law cases and labor law cases. The Group has accounted for the requisite provisions pertaining to these lawsuits within the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2025.
18
– OTHER INCOME
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, other income consists of the following:
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | ||||
| Loss claim income | 373,107 | 225,376 | 197,712 | |||
| Incentive income | 83,349 | 55,484 | 136,711 | |||
| Extinguishment of debt liabilities | - | 608,542 | - | |||
| Traffic penalty claim income | - | 149,909 | 92,387 | |||
| Other | 434,785 | 154,728 | 231,116 | |||
| Total | 891,241 | 1,194,039 | 657,926 |
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
19
– FINANCIAL INCOME AND EXPENSE
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, financial income consists of the following:
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | ||||
| Foreign exchange gains, net | 720,095 | 396,626 | 2,726,407 | |||
| Financial interest income | 630,575 | 1,011,865 | 831,177 | |||
| Warrant income, net | - | - | 3,843 | |||
| Total | 1,350,670 | 1,408,491 | 3,561,427 |
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, financial expenses consists of the following:
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | ||||
| Interest expense on financial<br> liabilities | 15,643,045 | 9,976,717 | 6,741,305 | |||
| Bank commission expenses | 2,707 | 2,819 | 31,414 | |||
| Total | 15,645,752 | 9,979,536 | 6,772,719 |
20
– EQUITY
OrdinaryShares
As of December 31, 2025, the Group has 86,042,726 ordinary shares, with a par value of US$0.0001 per share (December 31, 2024, the Group had 63,272,419 ordinary shares, with par value of US$0.0001).
The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the holders of the ordinary shares are subject to Articles of Association of the Group. The holders of the ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share held at all meetings of stockholders. There is no cumulative voting. The number of authorized shares of common stock may be increased or decreased by the affirmative vote of the common stockholders the Group.
Preferredstocks
The preferred stocks converted to ordinary shares as of the deSPAC date, and there are no preferred stocks remaining as of December 31, 2025. The Group has retrospectively adjusted the previous preferred stock into common stock using the Exchange Ratio at that time.
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TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
21
– SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
2020Stock Plan
The Group reserved 1,000,000 ordinary shares for issuance to officers, directors, employees and consultants of the Group pursuant to its 2020 Equity Incentive Plan duly adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by the Group’s shareholders (the “2020 Plan”). In 2021, the Board of Directors and shareholders of Marti approved an increase in the number of ordinary shares authorized for issuance under the 2020 Plan by 3,759,109 ordinary shares, from 1,000,000 ordinary shares to 4,759,109 ordinary shares. Of such reserved ordinary shares, 116,035 ordinary shares were issued pursuant to restricted share purchase agreements to employees, options to purchase 1,454,248 shares were granted to employees, options to purchase 76,996 shares were granted to consultants, and restricted share units (“RSUs”) covering 4,360,419 shares were granted to the Group’s co-founders. Upon the consummation of the deSPAC transaction, all remaining ordinary shares reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan were cancelled, and a new 2023 incentive plan was adopted by the Group.
2023Incentive Award Plan
The Group has reserved 30,002,672 ordinary shares for issuance to officers, directors, employees and consultants of the Group pursuant to its 2023 Incentive Award Plan duly adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by the Group’s shareholders (the “2023 Plan”). The 2023 Plan initially reserved 9,727,439 ordinary shares for issuance. An additional 2,821,712 ordinary shares became available for issuance under the 2023 Plan on August 10, 2023 pursuant to an automatic increase provision contained therein, and an additional 2,869,750, 3,417,718, and 3,631,044 ordinary shares, respectively, became available for issuance in 2024 under the Plan upon the Group’s achievement of LTIP Event I, LTIP Event II and LTIP Event III (each as defined in the 2023 Plan), respectively. In addition, on December 24, 2024, the Group’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the 2023 Plan, which increased the number of ordinary shares available for issuance thereunder by an additional 10,356,721 ordinary shares.
Of such reserved ordinary shares, RSUs covering 14,809,835 ordinary shares were granted to the Group’s co-founders in 2024, 9,477,335 ordinary shares were granted to the Group’s co-founders in 2024, RSUs covering 683,653 ordinary shares were granted to board members in 2024, RSUs covering 205,880 ordinary shares were granted to board members in 2025, 1,178,902 ordinary shares were granted to board members in 2024 and 245,814 ordinary shares were granted to board members in 2025.
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
21 –SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued)
2023Incentive Award Plan (Continued)
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, share based compensation expenses consists of the following:
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | ||||
| Long-term incentive plan | - | 28,279,364 | - | |||
| Share options given to employees | 1,649,948 | 514,956 | 101,414 | |||
| Share options given to third-party consultant | - | - | 2,736 | |||
| Board of directors’ compensation | 796,339 | 1,516,887 | - | |||
| Restricted share<br> units | 8,834,112 | 5,349,337 | 1,887,735 | |||
| Total | 11,280,399 | 35,660,544 | 1,991,885 |
Long-termincentive plan
During 2024 the Group granted 9,477,335 shares to co-founders as ordinary share awards, of which, 5,846,291 shares were issued during 2024 and the remaining 3,631,044 are yet to be issued. The fair values of ordinary shares granted to co-founders were US$2.36, US$3.09 and US$3.39 respectively on each grant date.
Shareoptions given to employees
The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted to employees during the years 2025, 2024 and 2023 were US$3.47, US$2.21 and US$3.99 respectively.
As of December 31, 2025, there was US$3,297,984 (December 31, 2024: US$3,590,372 and December 31, 2023: US$1,322,202) of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share options granted under the Plan. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3 years.
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TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
21 –SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued)
Shareoptions given to employees (Continued)
The following table summarizes the activity related to restricted common shares for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| Number<br> of shares | Weighted average grant-date fair value per share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning balance, January 1,<br> 2023 | 266,170 | 2.58 | |||
| Granted | 532,420 | 3.99 | |||
| Vested | (96,438 | ) | 3.05 | ||
| Canceled and forfeited | (326,765 | ) | 3.60 | ||
| Ending balance, December 31, 2023 | 377,943 | 3.52 | |||
| Beginning balance, January 1, 2024 | 377,943 | 3.52 | |||
| Granted | 1,581,191 | 2.21 | |||
| Vested | (177,033 | ) | 2.90 | ||
| Canceled and forfeited | (44,671 | ) | 3.52 | ||
| Ending balance, December<br> 31, 2024 | 1,737,430 | 2.07 | |||
| Beginning balance, January<br> 1, 2025 | 1,737,430 | 2.07 | |||
| Granted | 495,000 | 3.28 | |||
| Vested | (728,533 | ) | 1.74 | ||
| Canceled and forfeited | (254,655 | ) | 3.44 | ||
| Ending<br> balance, December 31, 2025 | 1,249,242 | 2.44 |
The fair value of share options was determined using option-pricing models, including the Black-Scholes-Merton model and Monte Carlo simulation, based on the following weighted-average assumptions:
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expected volatility | 77.75 | % | 69.77 | % | 65.30 | % |
| Risk-free interest rate | | 4.45 | % | | 4.43 | % | | 3.86 | % |
| Probability weighted time to exit | | 6.25 years | | | 6 years | | | 6 years | |
| Expected dividend yield | | - | | | - | | | - | |
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NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
21– SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued)
Shareoptions given to third-party consultants
The Board of Directors approved the issuance of 10,000 [fully-vested] ordinary shares under the 2020 Stock Plan to third-party consultants in exchange for professional services rendered during 2022.
As of December 31, 2025, all non-employee shares were vested and the entire compensation cost has been fully recognized (unrecognized compensation cost December 31, 2024 US$0, December 31, 2023: US$75,765).
The summary of common shares issued to consultants and the related fair value at issuance is as follows,
| Number<br> of shares | Weighted average grant-date fair value per share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning balance, January 1,<br> 2023 | 67,795 | 1.72 | |||
| Granted | - | - | |||
| Vested | (9,624 | ) | 1.53 | ||
| Cancelled | (12,783 | ) | 2.99 | ||
| Ending balance, December 31, 2023 | 45,387 | 1.53 | |||
| Beginning balance, January 1, 2024 | 45,387 | 1.53 | |||
| Granted | - | - | |||
| Vested | (45,387 | ) | 1.53 | ||
| Cancelled | - | - | |||
| Ending balance, December<br> 31, 2024 | - | - | |||
| Beginning balance, January<br> 1, 2025 | - | - | |||
| Granted | - | - | |||
| Vested | - | - | |||
| Cancelled | - | - | |||
| Ending<br> balance, December 31, 2025 | - | - |
Boardof directors compensation
During 2024, the Group granted 1,178,902 fully-vested ordinary shares to board members as compensation for their services as board members. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of ordinary shares granted to board members on the grant date was US $1.29. The fair value of an ordinary share was derived from the share price on different grant dates. The stock-based compensation expense accounted for as general administrative expense for year December 31, 2024 was US$1,516,887.
During 2025, the Group granted 245,814 fully-vested ordinary shares to board members as compensation for their services as board members. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of such ordinary shares granted to board members was US$3.19 per share. The fair value of an ordinary share was derived from the share price on the applicable grant date. The share-based compensation expense accounted for as a general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 was US$796,339.
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TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
21– SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued)
Restrictedshare units
During 2021, the Group granted RSUs covering 4,360,419 ordinary shares to the Group’s co-founders, for which vesting was based on a four-year service condition. The grant-date fair value of ordinary shares subject to the RSUs granted to the co-founders was US$1.30 per ordinary share. The share-based compensation expense for such RSUs accounted for as a general and administrative expense for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 was US$643,802, US$1,419,467 and US$1,415,589, respectively. All 4,360,419 of such RSUs converted to ordinary shares upon the Closing of the deSPAC transaction.
During 2023, the Group granted RSUs covering 7,781,951 ordinary shares to the Group’s co-founders, for which vesting is based on a four-year service condition. The grant-date fair value of ordinary shares subject to the RSUs was US$0.63 per ordinary share. The fair value of an ordinary share was derived from the share price on October 18, 2023. The share-based compensation expense for such RSUs accounted for as a general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 is US$1,815,689 (and for the year ended December 31, 2024 was US$764,004 and for the year ended December 31, 2023 was US$468,913).
During 2023, the Group granted RSUs covering 522,274 ordinary shares to the Group’s board members, for which vesting began July 10, 2023 and the RSUs fully vested on July 10, 2024. The grant-date fair value of ordinary shares subject to the RSUs was US$0.71 per share. The fair value of an ordinary share was derived from the share price on October 4, 2023. The share-based compensation expense for such RSUs accounted for as a general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 was US$0 (and for the year ended December 31, 2024 was US$335,933 and for the year ended December 31, 2023 was US$35,404).
During 2024, the Group granted RSUs covering 7,027,884 ordinary shares to the Group’s co-founders, for which vesting is based on a four-year service condition. The grant-date fair value of ordinary shares subject to the RSUs was US$3.36 per share. The fair value of an ordinary share was derived from the share price on December 24, 2024. The share-based compensation expense for such RSUs accounted for as a general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 was US$5,903,423 (and for the year ended December 31, 2024 was US$2,814,234).
During 2024, the Group granted RSUs covering 161,379 ordinary shares to the Group’s board members, for which vesting began December 19, 2024 and such RSUs fully vested on [December 19, 2025][the date of the Group’s annual meeting in December 2025] . The grant-date fair value of ordinary shares subject to the RSUs was US$2.96 per share. The fair value of an ordinary share was derived from the share price on December 18, 2024. The share-based compensation expense for such RSUs accounted for as a general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 was US$461,804 (and for the year ended December 31, 2024 was US$15,699).
During 2025, the Group granted RSUs covering 205,880 ordinary shares to the Group’s board members, for which vesting began December 24, 2025 and such RSUs will be fully vested on the earlier of December 24, 2026 and the date of the Group’s annual meeting in December 2026. The grant-date fair value of ordinary shares subject to the RSUs was US$2.38 per share. The fair value of an ordinary share was derived from the share price on December 24, 2025. The share-based compensation expense for such RSUs accounted for as a general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 was US$9,394.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
22
– INCOME TAXES
CaymanIslands
Under the current laws of the Cayman Islands, the Group is not subject to tax on income or capital gain. Additionally, the Cayman Islands does not impose a withholding tax on payments of dividends to stockholders.
TheUnited States of America
Pursuant to Section 7874 of the Code, even though the Company is an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, the Company will be treated as a U.S. domestic corporation for all purposes of the Code. The Company will therefore be taxed as a U.S. domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, the Company will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its worldwide income.
The federal income tax rate for corporations is 21%. Additionally, a U.S. subsidiary is subject to US. Federal income taxes and state and local income taxes.
Turkiye
The Turkish subsidary is subject to Turkiye corporate income tax. In connection with legislation passed in July 2023, the corporate income tax increased to 25% beginning January 1, 2023.
Income withholding tax rate of 10% applies to profit distributions from the Turkish subsidiary to the Marti Technologies I Inc.
Incometax expense
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, no income tax expense has been recognized by the Group.
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, loss before income tax expense consists of the following:
| January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | January 1<br> - | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec<br> 31,<br><br> 2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2023 | |||||||
| U.S. operations | (1,102,541 | ) | (1,239,213 | ) | (3,348,514 | ) | |||
| Foreign operations | (40,343,497 | ) | (72,641,769 | ) | (30,466,205 | ) | |||
| Total | (41,446,038 | ) | (73,880,982 | ) | (33,814,719 | ) |
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
22 –INCOME TAXES (Continued)
Incometax expense (Continued)
The components of Group’s net deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
| Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2025 | Dec<br> 31, <br><br>2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred<br> tax assets: | ||||||
| Net operating loss carryforwards | 10,878,260 | 10,165,947 | ||||
| Other assets | 208,680 | 237,778 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation | 10,446,619 | 8,424,224 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 188,953 | 142,939 | ||||
| Financial liabilities | - | - | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 244,598 | 189,556 | ||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 530,783 | 426,520 | ||||
| Other non-current<br> liabilities | 88,677 | 72,531 | ||||
| Total<br> deferred tax assets | 22,586,570 | 19,659,495 | ||||
| Deferred<br> tax liabilities: | ||||||
| Property, equipment and deposits, net | (305,883 | ) | (569,632 | ) | ||
| Operating lease right of use assets | (226,855 | ) | (209,337 | ) | ||
| Other assets | - | - | ||||
| Other | (236,407 | ) | (166,924 | ) | ||
| Total<br> deferred tax liabilities: | (769,145 | ) | (945,893 | ) | ||
| Less valuation allowance | (21,817,425 | ) | (18,713,602 | ) | ||
| Net<br> deferred tax assets | - | - |
During 2025, the Group recognized an additional charge for valuation allowance of US$ 3,103,822 (2024: US$ 13,114,514).
Assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets requires the determination of whether it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, the Group management considered all sources of taxable income available to realize deferred tax assets, including the future reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, carryback availability, forecasts of future taxable income, and tax-planning strategies. Based on the weight of available evidence, which includes the Group’s historical cumulative net losses, the Group management recorded a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets not supported by reversing taxable temporary differences.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
22– INCOME TAXES (Continued)
Incometax expense (Continued)
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Group has net operating loss carryforwards for income tax purposes of US$45,181,490 and US$37,773,654, respectively. U.S. federal net operating loss carry forward amounts are US$10,427,805 and US$9,306,166, respectively, and can be carried forward indefinitely. Foreign net operating loss carryforward amounts are US$34,753,685 and US$31,729,870, respectively, which expire from 2026 through 2030.
The Group files income tax returns in the United States (federal and various state jurisdictions) and in Türkiye. U.S. federal and state income tax returns are generally subject to examination for the tax years ended December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2025. Turkish income tax returns are generally subject to examination for the tax years ended December 31, 2018 through December 31, 2025.
To the extent the Group has net operating loss carryforwards or other tax attribute carryforwards, the tax years in which such attributes were generated may remain subject to adjustment upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service, state tax authorities, or Turkish tax authorities until such attributes are utilized in a future period.
Taxrate reconciliation
The following table reconciles the differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the Groups’ effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| % | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2025 | % | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2024 | % | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31,<br><br> 2023 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss before<br> income tax expense: | (41,446,038 | ) | (73,880,982 | ) | (33,814,719 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit at statutory rate | 21 | 8,703,668 | 21 | 15,515,006 | 21 | 7,101,091 | ||||||||||||
| Non-deductible expenses | (13 | ) | (5,341,751 | ) | (4 | ) | (2,793,179 | ) | (11 | ) | (3,799,970 | ) | ||||||
| Currency remeasurement adjustments | (2 | ) | (749,099 | ) | (1 | ) | (825,400 | ) | (7 | ) | (2,455,462 | ) | ||||||
| Change in valuation allowance | (7 | ) | (3,103,822 | ) | (18 | ) | (13,114,513 | ) | (5 | ) | (1,718,655 | ) | ||||||
| Effect of different tax rates | 1 | 491,004 | 2 | 1,218,086 | 3 | 872,997 | ||||||||||||
| Change in tax rates | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate / income<br> tax expense: | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
23
– COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Group are subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of the Group’s business.
On February 3, 2023, the Istanbul Otomobilciler Esnaf Odası, an association of taxi owners, filed a lawsuit against the Group before the Istanbul 14^th^ Commercial Court regarding the Group’s ride-hailing and e-moped services, claiming that these services create unfair competition. The plaintiff also requested that the court prevent third parties from accessing these services through the Group’s website or mobile application.
In response, the court issued an order on March 6, 2023, blocking access to the ride-hailing service. The Group appealed this decision, and the injunction was lifted on June 20, 2023.
On July 19, 2024, following expert reports and hearings, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff regarding the Group’s ride-hailing service but dismissed claims related to the Group’s motorcycle-hailing service. The court also issued an order blocking access to the Group’s ride-hailing application, but clarified that the order did not affect the Group’s other activities. The Group filed objections to the ruling on October 1, 2024, except for the part related to motorcycle-hailing.
The 14^th^ Civil Chamber of the Istanbul Regional Court of Justice overturned the decision, stating that the expert reports were insufficient and that the court had failed to properly consider the defendant’s defenses. The case was sent back to the first instance court for retrial.
The case resumed before the Istanbul 14^th^ Commercial Court on November 27, 2024. Additionally, a lawsuit filed by the Antalya Chamber of Drivers was combined with the existing case, as both were related. At the second hearing of the retrial, held on March 21, 2025, the Istanbul 14^th^ Commercial Court appointed a new expert committee and requested a new report, which was subsequently submitted. In a subsequent hearing held on December 19, 2025, the court ordered the preparation of an additional expert report, as the existing report failed to address all the questions posed, and adjourned the proceedings until June 24, 2026.
Further, the Group provides letters of guarantee to certain governmental authorities and service providers as security for its contractual obligations. These guarantees are generally issued by banks on behalf of the Group and are collateralized by cash deposits. As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate amount of outstanding letters of guarantee was US$83,976 (December 31, 2024: US$90,293).
24
– NET LOSS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Group incurred a net loss. Accordingly, basic net loss per share and diluted net loss per share are the same for all periods presented, as the inclusion of potentially dilutive securities would have been anti-dilutive.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025
(Amountsexpressed in US$ unless otherwise stated.)
24 – NET LOSS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS (Continued)
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
| January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2025 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2024 | January 1 - <br><br>Dec 31, <br><br>2023 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numerator: | |||||||||
| Net loss attributable<br> to common stockholders | (41,446,038 | ) | (73,880,982 | ) | (33,814,719 | ) | |||
| Denominator: | |||||||||
| Basic and diluted weighted-average<br> shares outstanding | 78,047,498 | 58,966,238 | 50,578,134 | ||||||
| Loss per share: | |||||||||
| Basic and diluted loss per share | (0.53 | ) | (1.25 | ) | (0.67 | ) |
The weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding prior to the reverse recapitalization have been retroactively adjusted by the Exchange Ratio to give effect to the reverse recapitalization treatment of the Business Combination.
Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic EPS in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been antidilutive for the period(s) presented. Full disclosure of the terms and conditions of these securities is required even if a security is not included in diluted EPS in the current period.
The following potentially dilutive outstanding securities were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented:
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Stock options | 3,335,989 | 2,038,017 | 1,065,691 | |||
| Warrants | - | - | - |
25
– SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has evaluated subsequent events and determined that there are no events or transactions that require disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.
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Exhibit 2.4
MartiTechnologies, Inc.
and
U.S.Bank Trust Company, NAtional Association
as Trustee and Collateral Agent
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of October 31, 2025
15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028
THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), entered into as of October 31, 2025, between Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company, as issuer (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “CollateralAgent”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent entered into an Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2023 (the “Original Indenture”), as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 17, 2025 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”, and together with the Original Indenture, the “Indenture”), relating to the Company’s 15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, Section 8.02 of the Indenture provides, subject to certain exceptions, that the Indenture may be amended and supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (excluding any Notes held by the Company or an Affiliate thereof) (the “Requisite Consents”);
WHEREAS, the Company has distributed this Supplemental Indenture, including the Proposed Amendments (as defined below) to the Indenture, to the Holders in connection with the solicitation of the Requisite Consents from such Holders as to the Proposed Amendments;
WHEREAS, certain of the Holders representing more than 75% in aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding (excluding any Notes held by the Company or an Affiliate thereof), have consented to the amendments, deletions and revisions provided in Section 2 of this Supplemental Indenture (collectively, the “Proposed Amendments”);
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has approved the Proposed Amendments and the execution of this Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore delivered, or is delivering contemporaneously herewith, to the Trustee, (i) evidence that the Requisite Consents have been received and (ii) the Officer’s Certificate and the Opinion of Counsel described in Sections 8.06, 10.02, 11.02 and 11.03 of the Indenture with respect to this Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS, all other acts and proceedings required by law and the Indenture necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture and to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and binding agreement for the purposes expressed herein, in accordance with its terms, have been complied with or have been duly done or performed;
WHEREAS, having received the Requisite Consents pursuant to Section 8.02 of the Indenture, the Company desires to amend the Indenture to effectuate the Proposed Amendments on the date hereof; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.02 of the Indenture, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and intending to be legally bound, the parties to this Supplemental Indenture hereby agree as follows:
Section
- Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used as defined in the Indenture.
Section 2.
(a) The definition of “New Notes” shall be deleted in its entirety.
(b) The following definition shall be added before the definition of “Officer” and after the definition of “Notes”:
““October2025 Notes” means the Company’s 11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029 in an aggregate principal amount up to $100,000,000, to be issued from time to time pursuant to the note subscription agreement (the “11.00% Note Subscription Agreement”), dated as of the date specified therein.”
(c) The following definition shall be added before the definition of “Moody’s” and after the definition of “MaturityDate”:
““April2025 Notes” means the Company’s 12.50% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029 in an aggregate principal amount up to $23,000,000, to be issued from time to time pursuant to the note subscription agreement (the “12.50% Note Subscription Agreement”), dated as of the date specified therein.”
(d) The definition of “Intercreditor Agreement” shall be amended by replacing it in its entirety with the following:
““IntercreditorAgreement” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2025, by and among the Collateral Agent, the collateral agent for the April 2025 Notes and acknowledged by the Company and each of the other grantors party thereto, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms. In acting under the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have all the rights, privileges, immunities and indemnities set forth in the Indenture and the other Note Documents.”
(e) Subclause (R) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” shall be amended and restated in its entirety:
“(R) Liens securing the obligations in respect of the April 2025 Notes, the 12.50% Note Subscription Agreement, any related security agreements and any other related collateral documents; provided that such Liens are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement; and”
(f) The definition of “Permitted Liens” shall be amended by (i) deleting the “and” at the end of subclause (Q) and (ii) inserting the following as the new subclause (S):
“(S) Liens securing the obligations in respect of the October 2025 Notes, the 11.00% Note Subscription Agreement, any related security agreements and any other related collateral documents; provided that such Liens are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement.”
(g) Section 5.04(A) shall be amended by deleting “120% of”.
Section 3. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Section 4. This Supplemental Indenture may be signed in various counterparts which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 5. This Supplemental Indenture is an amendment supplemental to the Indenture, and the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture shall henceforth be read together. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. The recitals and statements herein are deemed to be those of the Company and not the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for the recitals.
[Signature Page Follows]
2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
| MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., as Issuer | |
|---|---|
| By: | /s/ Cankut Durgun |
| Name: | Cankut Durgun |
| Title: | President and Director |
| U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee and Collateral Agent | |
| By: | /s/ Joshua Hahn |
| Name: | Joshua Hahn |
| Title: | Vice President |
[SignaturePage to Second Supplemental Indenture]
Exhibit 4.13
AMENDMENTNO. 1 TO NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 to Note Subscription Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into effective as of October 31, 2025, by and between Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (f/k/a Galata Acquisition Corp.) (the “Company”), Callaway Capital Management, LLC (the “Commitment Party”) and 405 MSTV I LP, New Holland Tactical Alpha Fund LP, and Callaway Capital Management, LLC (together with the Commitment Party, each a “Subscriber”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Note Subscription Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Company and the Subscribers entered into that certain Note Subscription Agreement, dated April 16, 2025 (the “Note Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which, among others, the Subscriber agreed to subscribe for and purchase from the Company, and the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Subscriber certain convertible notes of the Company having the terms set forth in the Terms and Conditions having the terms set forth in Exhibit A thereto;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue additional convertible notes pursuant to a new note subscription agreement (the “October 2025 Note Subscription Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Company, the Commitment Party, and the Subscribers desire to amend the Terms and Conditions to permit the October 2025 Note Subscription Agreement.
NOW,THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth below and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in accordance with the terms of the Note Subscription Agreement, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
| 1. | Amendment.<br>The parties hereby agree to amend the Terms and Conditions as follows: |
|---|---|
| a. | The<br> definition of “Collateral Agreements” shall be amended by replacing it in its<br> entirety with the following: |
| --- | --- |
““CollateralAgreements” means the Security Agreements, the Intercreditor Agreement, and the other security agreements, pledge agreements, collateral assignments, deposit account control agreements, securities account control agreements, deeds of trust and similar and related agreements, including, without limitation, the Turkish Security Instruments, creating the security interest in the applicable Collateral, in each case, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.”
| b. | The<br> definition of “Indenture” shall be amended by replacing it in its entirety with<br> the following: |
|---|
““Indenture” means that certain Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2023, among the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent, relating to the Company’s 15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.”
| c. | The<br> definition of “Intercreditor Agreement” shall be amended by replacing it in its<br> entirety with the following: |
|---|
““IntercreditorAgreement” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Collateral Agent, the collateral agent under the Indenture and acknowledged by the Company and each of the other grantors party thereto, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.”
| d. | The<br> following definition shall be inserted immediately after “Notes” and immediately<br> before “Officer”: |
|---|
““October2025 Note Subscription Agreement” means that certain Note Subscription Agreement, dated as of October October 31, 2025 by and among the Company, Callaway Capital Management, LLC, as Commitment Party, and the Subscribers listed in Schedule 1 thereto, as the Subscribers, in addition to the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit A thereto, relating to the Company’s 11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.”
| e. | The<br> definition of “Permitted Liens” is amended by adding by deleting the “and”<br> in subsection “(Q)”, replacing the period in subsection “(R)” with<br> “; and”, and adding a new subsection “(S)” as follows: |
|---|
“(S) Liens securing the obligations in respect of the Company’s 11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029, the October 2025 Note Subscription Agreement and any related security agreements and any other related collateral documents; provided that such Liens are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement.”
| f. | Section<br> 3.11(H)(iii) shall be amended by replacing it in its entirety with the following: |
|---|
“(x) in whole or in part, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and (y) in part, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Collateral Agreements.”
| g. | Section<br> 3.11(L) shall be amended by replacing “The Collateral Agent is authorized” where<br> it appears therein with “Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent<br> is authorized”. |
|---|---|
| h. | Section<br> 3.11(O) shall be amended by adding the following to the end of Section 3.11 as a new subsection<br> (O): |
| --- | --- |
“(O) Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in these Terms and Conditions, the Notes or any Collateral Agreement (other than the Intercreditor Agreement) to the contrary, it is hereby understood and agreed that (i) the Liens and security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Collateral Agreements and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent under the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions, the Notes or the Collateral Agreements and the application of any proceeds (including insurance and condemnation proceeds) of any Collateral, in each case, are subject to the limitations and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement to the extent provided therein.”
| i. | Section<br> 3.13 shall be amended by deleted “or” in Section 3.13(B)(v); replacing the period<br> in Section 3.13(B)(vi) with “; or”, and adding a new Section 3.13(B)(vii) as<br> follows: |
|---|
“the entry into the October 2025 Note Subscription Agreement and the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder.”
| j. | Section<br> 3.14 shall be amended by adding the following sentence to the end of the existing paragraph: |
|---|
“For the avoidance of doubt, none of the following will be prohibited by this covenant: (i) the entry into the October 2025 Note Subscription Agreement and (ii) the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder.”
| k. | Section<br> 5.04(A) of the Terms and Conditions shall be amended by deleting “120% of”. |
|---|---|
| l. | Section<br> 4 of Exhibit D of the Terms and Conditions shall be amended by replacing “Trustee”<br> where it appears therein with “Collateral Agent”. |
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2. Miscellaneous. The parties hereto hereby agree that Sections 8(a), 8(d), 8(e), 8(o), 8(p), 8(q), 8(r) and 8(w) of the Note Subscription Agreement shall apply to this Amendment, mutatis mutandis. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all of the terms and provisions in the Note Subscription Agreement are and shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. This Amendment does not constitute, directly or by implication, an amendment or waiver of any provision of the Note Subscription Agreement, or any other right, remedy, power or privilege of any party, except as expressly set forth herein. Any reference to the Note Subscription Agreement or any other agreement, document, instrument or certificate entered into or issued in connection therewith shall hereinafter mean the Note Subscription Agreement, as amended by this Amendment. The Note Subscription Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and the documents or instruments attached hereto or thereto or referenced herein or therein, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of the Note Subscription Agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to its subject matter.
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INWITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment No. 1 to Note Subscription Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
| COMPANY | |
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| MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| By: | /s/<br> Cankut Durgun |
| Name: | Cankut Durgun |
| Title: | President and Director |
[SignaturePage to the Amendment No. 1 to PIK Convertible Note Subscription Agreement]
INWITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment No. 1 to Note Subscription Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
| COMMITMENT PARTY | ||
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| CALLAWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/<br> Daniel Freifeld | |
| Name: | Daniel Freifeld | |
| Title: | Managing Member | |
| SUBSCRIBERS | ||
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| 405 MSTV I LP | ||
| By: | /s/<br> Nick Rontiris | |
| Name: | Nick Rontiris | |
| Title: | General Counsel | |
| CALLAWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||
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| By: | /s/<br> Daniel Freifeld | |
| Name: | Daniel Freifeld | |
| Title: | Managing Member | |
| New Holland Tactical Alpha Fund LP | ||
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| By: | /s/<br> Nick Rontiris | |
| Name: | Nick Rontiris | |
| Title: | General Counsel |
[SignaturePage to the Amendment No. 1 to Note Subscription Agreement]
Exhibit 4.14
NOTESUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Note Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on October 31, 2025, by and among Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (f/k/a Galata Acquisition Corp.) (the “Company”), Callaway Capital Management, LLC (the “Commitment Party”) and the entities set forth under the Title “Subscriber” on Schedule 1 hereto (together with the Commitment Party, each a “Subscriber”).
WHEREAS, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Company the 11.0% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029, having the terms set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the “Terms and Conditions”), in an aggregate principal amount and on the terms set forth in this Note Subscription Agreement (the “Subscribed Notes”), at a purchase price equal to 100% of such principal amount or aggregate portion thereof applicable to the Subscribed Notes specified herein (the “Purchase Price”), and the Company desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Subscribed Notes in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Company; and
WHEREAS, upon the closing date (each such date, a “Subscription Closing”) of any principal amount of Subscribed Notes, the Company shall (A) reserve for issuance to the Commitment Party, or issue to the Commitment Party a number of Class A ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”) at such time set forth herein and pursuant to the terms hereof (the “Commitment Shares”); and (B) issue to the Subscriber a number of Ordinary Shares at such time set forth herein and pursuant to the terms hereof (the “Subscriber Shares” and, together with the Commitment Shares, the “Incentive Shares”); and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
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- Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the applicable Subscription Closing, Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, (A) Subscribed Notes and (B) Subscriber Shares (such combined subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”) as follows:
(a) Company Call: During each Company Call Period (as set forth in the table below), at the Company’s request, the Commitment Party shall purchase or cause to be purchased Subscribed Notes in an amount specified by the Company, not to exceed the Max Company Call Amount (as set forth in table below) for such Company Call Period (though another Subscriber may purchase such Subscribed Notes in lieu of the Commitment Party). For the avoidance of doubt, Company’s right to sell Subscribed Notes in respect of any unused portion of the Max Company Call Amount for any Company Call Period shall terminate at the end of the relevant Company Call Period. The total principal amount of Subscribed Notes sold pursuant to this Section 1(a) shall be referred to as the “Aggregate Company Call Amount”.
| CompanyCall Period | Max Company<br><br>Call Amount | |
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| October 31, 2025 - December 31, 2025 | $ | 10,000,000 |
| January 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026 | $ | 10,000,000 |
| April 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026 | $ | 10,000,000 |
| July 1, 2026 - September 30, 2026 | $ | 10,000,000 |
| October 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 | $ | 10,000,000 |
(b) Subscriber Call: During the Subscriber Call Period (as set forth below), at the Commitment Party’s request, the Company shall sell to each Subscriber identified by the Commitment Party, Subscribed Notes in an aggregate principal amount specified by the Commitment Party, not to exceed the Subscriber Call Amount (as set forth below). The Commitment Party may make such requests on not more than 25 occasions (although each request may cover multiple Subscribers with the same Subscription Closing Date) and each such request must be for Subscribed Notes in an aggregate principal amount of not less than $2,000,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the Subscriber Call Amount shall apply in the aggregate to the Subscribed Notes purchased by all of the Subscribers.
“Subscriber Call Period” means January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028.
“Subscriber Call Amount” means a principal amount of notes equal to the greater of (x) the Aggregate Company Call Amount, (y) the difference of (i) $50,000,000 less (ii) the Aggregate Company Call Amount and (z) $30,000,000.
(c) In connection with the purchase and sale of any Subscribed Notes, the Company shall issue:
| (i) | to<br> the relevant Subscriber, a number of Subscriber Shares equal to the product of (x) 100,000<br> and (y) (1) the principal amount of Subscribed Notes purchased by such Subscriber divided<br> by (2) $1,000,000 and rounded down to the nearest whole number; |
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| (ii) | to<br> the Commitment Party, at the end of each relevant time period in Schedule 1 under the header<br> UPON SATISFACTION OF EACH COMMITMENT AMOUNT, a number of Commitment Shares equal to the product<br> of (x) 50,000 and (y) (1) the principal amount of Subscribed Notes purchased by any Subscriber<br> divided by (2) $1,000,000 and rounded down to the nearest whole number, provided that<br> the aggregate number of Commitment Shares issuable pursuant to this Section 1(c)(ii), including<br> across all time periods in Schedule 1 under the header UPON SATISFACTION OF EACH COMMITMENT<br> AMOUNT, shall not exceed 5,000,000. |
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(d) In connection with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Company shall issue to the Commitment Party 5,000,000 Commitment Shares.
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Section 2. Subscription Closing.
(a) Each Subscription Closing shall occur on fifth business days after the request by the Company or Subscriber, as the case may be, to purchase or sell the relevant Subscribed Notes.
(b) At least 3 business days prior to any Subscription Closing, the Company shall deliver by written notice to Subscriber the wire instructions for delivery of Purchase Price to be paid on such Subscription Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, Subscriber may pay the Purchase Price using such wire instructions provided by the Company.
(c) On the Subscription Closing Date, Subscriber shall deliver the Purchase Price for the Subscription by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company. The Company shall deliver Subscriber’s Subscribed Notes and the Subscriber Shares (in book entry form) to Subscriber at the Subscription Closing. Upon satisfaction (or, if applicable, waiver) of the conditions set forth in this Section 2, delivery of the Subscribed Notes shall be by delivery of certificated convertible notes. “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, or any other day on which banks located in New York, New York are required or authorized by law to be closed for business.
(d) The Subscription Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction, or valid waiver in writing by each of the parties hereto, of the conditions that, on the Subscription Closing Date:
| (i) | no<br> governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment,<br> order, law, rule or regulation which is then in effect and has the effect of making the consummation<br> of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation<br> of the transactions contemplated hereby and no such governmental authority shall have instituted<br> or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose such restraint or prohibition; and |
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| (ii) | [Reserved]. |
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(e) The obligation of the Company to consummate a Subscription Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver in writing by the Company of the additional conditions that, on the applicable Subscription Closing Date:
| (i) | except<br> as otherwise provided under Section 2(f)(ii), all representations and warranties of Subscriber<br> contained in this Note Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects<br> (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or material<br> adverse effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects)<br> at and as of such Subscription Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation<br> and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and<br> warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and<br> warranties that are qualified as to materiality or material adverse effect, which representations<br> and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date), and consummation<br> of such Subscription Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by Subscriber of each of the<br> representations, warranties and agreements of Subscriber contained in this Note Subscription<br> Agreement as of such Subscription Closing Date; |
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| (ii) | the<br> representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in Section 5(w) of this Note Subscription<br> Agreement shall be true and correct at all times on or prior to such Subscription Closing<br> Date, and consummation of such Subscription Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by Subscriber<br> of such representations and warranties; |
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| (iii) | Subscriber<br> shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants,<br> agreements and conditions required by this Note Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied<br> or complied with by it at or prior to such Subscription Closing; provided, that, this<br> condition shall be deemed satisfied unless written notice of such noncompliance is provided<br> by the Company to Subscriber and Subscriber fails to cure such noncompliance in all material<br> respects within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice; and |
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| (iv) | other<br> documentation related to the Terms and Conditions shall be in conformity with the Terms and<br> Conditions and otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company. |
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(f) The obligation of Subscriber to consummate a Subscription Closing after delivery of a Subscription Closing Date Notice shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver in writing by Subscriber of the additional conditions that, on the applicable Subscription Closing Date:
| (i) | all<br> representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Note Subscription Agreement<br> shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties<br> that are qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined below),<br> which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as<br> of such Subscription Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty<br> expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall<br> be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that<br> are qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect, which representations<br> and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date), and consummation<br> of such Subscription Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by the Company of each of the<br> representations, warranties and agreements of the Company contained in this Note Subscription<br> Agreement as of such Subscription Closing Date, except, in each case, where the failure of<br> such representations and warranties to be true and correct (whether as of such Subscription<br> Closing Date or such earlier date), taken as a whole, does not result in a Company Material<br> Adverse Effect; |
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| (ii) | the<br> Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants,<br> agreements and conditions required by this Note Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied<br> or complied with by it at or prior to such Subscription Closing, except where the failure<br> of such performance, satisfaction or compliance would not or would not reasonably be expected<br> to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate<br> such Subscription Closing; provided, that, this condition shall be deemed satisfied<br> unless written notice of such noncompliance is provided by Subscriber to the Company and<br> the Company fails to cure such noncompliance in all material respects within five (5) Business<br> Days of receipt of such notice; |
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| (iii) | other<br> documentation related to the Terms and Conditions shall be in conformity with the Terms and<br> Conditions and otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Subscribers;<br> and |
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| (iv) | from<br> and after the date hereof, there shall have not occurred any Company Material Adverse Effect. |
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(g) Prior to or at each Subscription Closing, Subscriber shall deliver to the Company all such other information as is reasonably requested in order for the Company to issue the Subscribed Notes and Subscriber Shares to Subscriber, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person in whose name the Subscribed Notes and the Subscriber Shares are to be issued (or Subscriber’s nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) and a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8.
(h) Prior to or at each Subscription Closing at which Commitment Shares are to be issued to the Commitment Party, Commitment Party shall deliver to the Company all such other information as is reasonably requested in order for the Company to issue the Commitment Shares to Commitment Party, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person in whose name the Commitment Shares are to be issued (or Commitment Party’s nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) and a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8.
Section 3. Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to Subscriber that:
(a) The Company (i) is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, (ii) has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties, to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Note Subscription Agreement, and (iii) is duly licensed or qualified to conduct its business and, if applicable, is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction (other than its jurisdiction of incorporation) in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties or assets requires such license or qualification, except, with respect to the foregoing clause (iii), where the failure to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Note Subscription Agreement, a “Company Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to the Company that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to materially impair or materially delay the Company’s performance of its obligations under this Note Subscription Agreement, including the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Notes.
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(b) The Subscriber Shares issuable at the Subscription Closing, the Commitment Shares reserved for issuance at the Subscription Closing and the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes (the “Underlying Shares”) are duly authorized and, when issued upon (i) the Subscription Closing or (ii) conversion of the Subscribed Notes, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under this Note Subscription Agreement, the governing and organizational documents of the Company or any applicable securities laws), and will not have been issued in violation of, or subject to, any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company’s governing and organizational documents, or by any contract to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, or under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
(c) This Note Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by the Company, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by Commitment Party and Subscriber, this Note Subscription Agreement shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies. The Subscribed Notes, Commitment Shares and Subscriber Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company. When issued and sold against receipt of the consideration therefor, the Subscribed Notes will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies.
(d) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Commitment Party set forth in Section 4 of this Note Subscription Agreement and the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth in Section 5 of this Note Subscription Agreement, the execution and delivery of this Note Subscription Agreement, the Subscription and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Note Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, (ii) the organizational documents of the Company, or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Subscribed Notes, the Commitment Shares or the Subscriber Shares or Underlying Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Note Subscription Agreement.
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(e) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Commitment Party set forth in Section 4 of this Note Subscription Agreement and the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth in Section 5 of this Note Subscription Agreement, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization (including the Stock Exchange) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Note Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Subscribed Notes, the Incentive Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any)), other than (i) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (ii) the filing of the Registration Statement (as defined below) pursuant to Section 6 below, (iii) filings required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules of United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), (iv) filings required by the Stock Exchange, including with respect to requirements or regulations in connection with the issuance of the Incentive Shares or the Underlying Shares (if any), including the filing of a supplemental listing application with the Stock Exchange, (v) the filing of notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, if applicable, (vi) filings in connection with or as a result of the SEC Guidance (as defined below), and (vii) those the failure of which to obtain would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Except for such matters as have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) suit, action, proceeding or arbitration before a governmental authority or arbitrator pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental authority or arbitrator outstanding against the Company.
(g) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Commitment Party set forth in Section 4 of this Note Subscription Agreement and the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth in Section 5 of this Note Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act or any state securities (or Blue Sky) laws is required for the offer and sale of the Subscribed Notes by the Company to Subscriber and issuance of the Subscriber Shares or the Underlying Shares (if any) to Subscriber upon conversion.
(h) Assuming the accuracy of Commitment Party’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 of this Note Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act or any state securities (or Blue Sky) laws is required for the issuance of the Commitment Shares to Commitment Party.
(i) Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with any offer or sale of the Subscribed Notes. The Subscribed Notes, the Incentive Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act or any state securities laws. Neither the Company nor any person acting on the Company’s behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time within the past six (6) months, made any offer or sale of any security or solicitation of any offer to buy any security under circumstances that would (i) eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Regulation D under the Securities Act in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of the Subscribed Notes, the Incentive Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) as contemplated hereby or (ii) cause the offering of the Subscribed Notes, the Incentive Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) pursuant to this Note Subscription Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions. Neither the Company nor any person acting on the Company’s behalf has offered or sold or will offer or sell any securities, or has taken or will take any other action, which would reasonably be expected to subject the offer, issuance or sale of the Subscribed Notes, the Incentive Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any), as contemplated hereby, to the registration provisions of the Securities Act.
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(j) No “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to the Company, except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii–iv) or (d)(3) of the Securities Act is applicable.
(k) The Company is in all material respects in compliance with, and has not received any written communication from a governmental entity that alleges that the Company is not in compliance with, or is in default or violation of, the applicable provisions of (i) the Securities Act, (ii) the Exchange Act, (iii) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, (iv) the rules and regulations of the Commission, and (v) the rules of the Stock Exchange, except, in each case, where such non-compliance, default, or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. For the avoidance of doubt, this representation and warranty shall not apply to the extent any of the foregoing matters arise from or relate to the SEC Guidance (as defined below).
(l) The Ordinary Shares are eligible for clearing through The Depository Trust Company (the “DTC”), through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian (DWAC) system, and the Company is eligible and participating in the Direct Registration System (DRS) of DTC with respect to the Ordinary Shares. The Company’s transfer agent is a participant in DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program. The Ordinary Shares are not, and have not been at any time, subject to any DTC “chill,” “freeze” or similar restriction with respect to any DTC services, including the clearing of Ordinary Shares through DTC.
(m) No broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or commission solely in connection with the sale of the Subscribed Notes to Subscriber.
(n) As of their respective dates, each form, report, statement, schedule, prospectus, proxy, registration statement and other document required to be filed by the Company with the Commission prior to the date hereof (collectively, as amended and/or restated since the time of their filing, the “SEC Documents”) complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Documents, as of their respective dates (or if amended, restated, or superseded by a filing, on the date of such filing), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents (or if amended, restated, or superseded by a filing, on the date of such filing) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments, and such consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”) (except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP). A copy of each SEC Document is available to each of Commitment Party and Subscriber via the Commission’s EDGAR system. There are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Commission with respect to any of the SEC Documents as of the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statement or information in the SEC Documents that relates to (i) the topics referenced in the Commission’s “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies” on April 12, 2021 or (ii) the classification of the Company’s ordinary shares as permanent or temporary equity, or any subsequent guidance, statements or interpretations issued by the Commission or the staff of the Commission, including guidance, statements or interpretations relating to the foregoing or to other accounting matters, including matters relating to initial public offering securities or expenses (collectively, the “SEC Guidance”), and no correction, amendment or restatement of any of the Company’s SEC Documents due to the SEC Guidance shall be deemed to be a breach of any representation or warranty by the Company.
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(o) As of the date of this Note Subscription Agreement, the authorized share capital of the Company consists of (i) 200,000,000 Ordinary Shares and (ii) 1,000,000 preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preference Shares”). As of the date of this Note Subscription Agreement (iii) 79,436,166 Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive rights, (iv) no Preference Shares are issued and outstanding.
(p) The issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Stock Exchange under the symbol “MRT”. There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company by the Stock Exchange or the Commission with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Ordinary Shares or prohibit or terminate the listing of the Ordinary Shares on the Stock Exchange. The Company has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Ordinary Shares under the Exchange Act.
(q) The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Subscription, will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.
(r) [Reserved].
(s) [Reserved].
(t) With respect to any offers or sales of the Subscribed Notes in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) or any other person acting on behalf of the Company has, with respect to the Subscribed Notes, offered the Subscribed Notes to buyers qualifying as “U.S. persons” (as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act) or in the United States or engaged in any “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902 under the Securities Act; the Company, any affiliate of the Company and any person acting on behalf of the Company have complied with any applicable “offering restrictions” within the meaning of such Rule 902; provided that no representation or warranty is made in this paragraph with respect to the actions of Commitment Party or any of its affiliates.
(u) Immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Note Subscription Agreement: (i) the fair value of the Company’s assets would exceed its liabilities (including contingent liabilities); (ii) the present fair saleable value of the Company’s assets would be greater than the amount required to pay its probable liabilities on its existing debts (including contingent liabilities) as such debts become absolute and mature; (iii) the Company would be able to pay its liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they mature; (iv) the Company is “solvent” (within the meaning of applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers) and would not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged and in which it is proposed to be engaged following the transactions contemplated by this Note Subscription Agreement. The Company does not intend to incur, and the Company does not believe that it has incurred or will incur as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Note Subscription Agreement, debts beyond the Company’s ability to pay such debts as such debts mature.
(v) There are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Company is a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of (i) the Incentive Shares or (ii) the Underlying Shares that have not been or will not be validly waived on or prior to the date hereof.
(w) The Company acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to the Company by Commitment Party and Subscriber or any of their officers or directors, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressly set forth in this Note Subscription Agreement.
(x) The Company is in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency with jurisdiction over the Company (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), except where such non-compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
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Section 4. Commitment Party Representations and Warranties. Commitment Party represents and warrants to the Company and Subscriber that:
(a) Commitment Party has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation and (ii) has the requisite power and authority to enter into, and perform its obligations under, this Note Subscription Agreement.
(b) This Note Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by Commitment Party. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the Company and Subscriber, this Note Subscription Agreement shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Commitment Party, enforceable against Commitment Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies.
(c) The execution, delivery, and performance of this Note Subscription Agreement, the issuance of the Commitment Shares and the compliance by Commitment Party with all of the provisions of this Note Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Commitment Party pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Commitment Party is a party or by which Commitment Party is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Commitment Party is subject; (ii) the organizational documents of Commitment Party; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Commitment Party or any of its properties that in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Commitment Party’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the issuance of the Commitment Shares.
(d) Commitment Party (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, in each case, satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Annex A hereto, (ii) is acquiring the Commitment Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others and (iii) is not acquiring the Commitment Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and has provided the Company with the requested information on Annex A following the signature page hereto and the information contained therein is accurate and complete). Commitment Party is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Commitment Shares. Accordingly, Commitment Party is aware that this offering of the Commitment Shares meets the exemption from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(C).
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(e) Commitment Party acknowledges and agrees that the Commitment Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Commitment Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and that the Company is not required to register Commitment Shares except as set forth in Section 6 of this Note Subscription Agreement. Commitment Party acknowledges and agrees that the Commitment Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Commitment Party absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, (including without limitation a private resale pursuant to so called “Section 4(a)1½”) (iii) an ordinary course pledge such as a broker lien over account property generally, (iv) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, and, in each of clauses (i)-(iii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any certificates or account entries representing the Commitment Shares shall contain a restrictive legend to such effect, as set forth in the Terms and Conditions. Commitment Party acknowledges and agrees that the Commitment Shares will be subject to these securities law transfer restrictions, and as a result of these transfer restrictions, Commitment Party may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Commitment Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Commitment Shares for an indefinite period of time. Commitment Party acknowledges and agrees that the Commitment Shares will not be immediately eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) until the requisite holding period and information requirements of such rule are satisfied. Commitment Party acknowledges and agrees that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Commitment Shares.
(f) Commitment Party understands and agrees that Commitment Party is receiving the Commitment Shares directly from the Company. Commitment Party further acknowledges that there have not been, and Commitment Party hereby agrees that it is not relying on, any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to Commitment Party by the Company or its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Subscribed Companies”), Subscriber, any of its or their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company set forth in this Note Subscription Agreement. Commitment Party acknowledges that no disclosure or offering document provided to or reviewed by Commitment Party in connection with the Subscription has been prepared by Commitment Party.
(g) In making its decision to enter into this Note Subscription Agreement, Commitment Party has relied solely upon an independent investigation made by Commitment Party, the Company’s representations in Section 3 of this Note Subscription Agreement and Subscriber’s representations in Section 4 of this Note Subscription Agreement. Commitment Party acknowledges and agrees that Commitment Party has had access to, has received, and has had an adequate opportunity to review, such information as Commitment Party deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to this Note Subscription Agreement, including with respect to the Company and the Subscribed Companies, and Commitment Party has made its own assessment and is satisfied concerning the relevant financial, tax and other economic considerations relevant to Commitment Party’s investment in the Commitment Shares. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Commitment Party acknowledges that it has reviewed the Company’s filings with the Commission. Commitment Party represents and agrees that Commitment Party and Commitment Party’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Commitment Party and Commitment Party’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Commitment Shares, including but not limited to information concerning the Company, the Subscribed Companies, the Subscriber and the Subscription.
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(h) Commitment Party acknowledges that certain information provided by the Company was based on projections, and such projections were prepared based on assumptions and estimates that are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the projections.
(i) Commitment Party acknowledges and agrees that none of the Subscribed Companies or the Subscriber nor its or their respective affiliates or any of such person’s or its or their respective affiliates’ control persons, officers, directors, partners, members, managing members, managers, agents, employees or other representatives, legal counsel, financial advisors, accountants or agents (collectively, “Representatives”) has provided Commitment Party with any information or advice with respect to the Subscribed Notes, the Commitment Shares, nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. None of the Subscribed Companies, Commitment Party or any of their respective affiliates or Representatives has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the Subscribed Companies or the quality or value of the Commitment Shares. Commitment Party and its affiliates or Representatives have made no independent investigation with respect to the Company or the Commitment Shares or the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of any information supplied to Commitment Party by the Company or on its behalf.
(j) In connection with Subscriber’s investment decision and issuance of the Commitment Shares to Commitment Party, neither Commitment Party nor any of its affiliates has acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to Commitment Party.
(k) [Intentionally omitted.]
(l) Commitment Party became aware of this offering of the Commitment Shares solely by means of direct contact between Commitment Party and the Company and the Commitment Shares were offered to Commitment Party solely by direct contact between Commitment Party and the Company or its affiliates. Commitment Party did not become aware of this offering of the Commitment Shares, nor were the Commitment Shares offered to Commitment Party, by any other means. Commitment Party acknowledges that the Commitment Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
(m) Commitment Party acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Commitment Shares, including those set forth in the SEC Documents. Commitment Party has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Commitment Shares, and Commitment Party has had an opportunity to seek, and has sought, such accounting, legal, business and tax advice as Commitment Party has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Commitment Party (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), (ii) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in private equity transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, and (iii) has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the investment of the Commitment Shares. Accordingly, Commitment Party understands that the offering meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).
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(n) Without limiting the representations and warranties set forth in this Note Subscription Agreement, Commitment Party has analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Commitment Shares and determined that the Commitment Shares are a suitable investment for Commitment Party and that Commitment Party is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Commitment Party’s investment in the Company. Commitment Party acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
(o) Commitment Party understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Commitment Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
(p) Commitment Party is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or in any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (“OFAC List”), or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (iii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank. Commitment Party agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that Commitment Party is permitted to do so under applicable law. If Commitment Party is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively with the BSA, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), such Commitment Party maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. To the extent required by applicable law, Commitment Party maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List. To the extent required by applicable law, Commitment Party maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to invest in the Commitment Shares were legally derived.
(q) No foreign person (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.224) in which the national or subnational governments of a single foreign state have a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) will acquire a substantial interest in the Company as a result of the Subscription such that a declaration to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would be mandatory under 31 C.F.R. Part 800.401.
(r) If Commitment Party is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code, or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement (each, a “Plan”) subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, Commitment Party represents and warrants that (i) it has not relied on the Company or any of its affiliates (the “Transaction Parties”) for investment advice or as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Commitment Shares, and none of the Transaction Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Commitment Shares and (ii) the acquisition and holding of the Commitment Shares will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
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(s) Commitment Party acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, the Company, the Subscribed Companies, Subscriber, or any of their respective affiliates or Representatives), other than the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3 of this Note Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company. Commitment Party agrees that none of (i) any investor pursuant to any other agreement related to the private placement of the Company’s ordinary shares (including the controlling persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or employees of any such Subscriber) nor (ii) the Company (other than with respect to the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3 of this Note Subscription Agreement), the Subscribed Companies, Subscriber or any of their respective affiliates or Representatives, shall be liable (including, without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by Commitment Party, the Company or any other person or entity), whether in contract, tort or otherwise, or have any liability or obligation to Commitment Party or any person claiming through Commitment Party, pursuant to this Note Subscription Agreement or related to the private placement of the Commitment Shares, the negotiation hereof or the subject matter hereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby, for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of the foregoing in connection with the investment of the Commitment Shares.
(t) At all times on or prior to the Subscription Closing Date, Commitment Party has no binding commitment to dispose of, or otherwise transfer (directly or indirectly), any of the Commitment Shares.
(u) Commitment Party hereby agrees that neither it, nor any person or entity acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with Commitment Party, shall, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, pledge, contract to sell, sell any option, engage in any hedging activities or execute any Short Sales in each case with respect to the securities of the Company and in each case prior to the termination of this Note Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms. “Short Sales” shall include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges (other than pledges in the ordinary course of business as part of prime brokerage arrangements), forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 4(w) shall restrict Commitment Party’s ability to maintain bona fide hedging positions in respect of the warrants held by Commitment Party as of the date hereof. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Commitment Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) may be pledged by Commitment Party in connection with a bona fide margin agreement, provided that such pledge shall be (i) pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (ii) pursuant to, and in accordance with, a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act at the time of such pledge, and Commitment Party effecting a pledge of the Commitment Shares shall not be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof; provided, however, that neither the Company nor its counsel shall be required to take any action (or refrain from taking any action) in connection with any such pledge, other than providing any such lender of such margin agreement with an acknowledgment that the Commitment Shares are not subject to any contractual lock up or prohibition on pledging, the form of such acknowledgment to be subject to review and comment by the Company in all respects.
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(v) Except as expressly disclosed in a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or amendments thereto) filed by Commitment Party with the Commission with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Company’s outstanding securities prior to the date hereof, Commitment Party is not currently (and at all times through the final Subscription Closing will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of equity securities of the Company (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act).
(w) [Intentionally omitted.]
(x) [Intentionally omitted.]
(y) Commitment Party acknowledges that any restatement, revision, correction or other modification of the SEC Documents to the extent resulting from the SEC Guidance shall not constitute a breach by the Company of this Note Subscription Agreement.
(z) If Commitment Party is not a U.S. Person (as defined under Rule 902 under the Securities Act) and the offer and sale of the Subscribed Notes is being made in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act, (i) Commitment Party was or will be outside the United States at the time any buy order for the Ordinary Shares was or is originated, and (ii) neither Commitment Party nor any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) has, with respect to the Subscribed Notes, engaged in any “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902 under the Securities Act. Commitment Party further represents that Commitment Party is not acquiring the Ordinary Shares for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person.
Section 5. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Subscriber represents and warrants to the Company that:
(a) If Subscriber is a legal entity, Subscriber (i) has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation and (ii) has the requisite power and authority to enter into, and perform its obligations under, this Note Subscription Agreement. If Subscriber is an individual, Subscriber has the legal competence and capacity to enter into and perform its obligations under this Note Subscription Agreement.
(b) If Subscriber is an entity, this Note Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by Subscriber. If Subscriber is an individual, Subscriber’s signature is genuine and the signatory has the legal competence and capacity to execute this Note Subscription Agreement. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the Company, this Note Subscription Agreement shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Subscriber, enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies.
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(c) The execution, delivery, and performance of this Note Subscription Agreement, the purchase of the Subscribed Notes, the issuance of the Subscriber Shares and the issuance of the Underlying Shares (if any) and the compliance by Subscriber with all of the provisions of this Note Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber is a party or by which Subscriber is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber is subject; (ii) if Subscriber is a legal entity, the organizational documents of Subscriber; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of its properties that in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Subscriber’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the purchase of the Subscribed Notes, the issuance of the Subscriber Shares and the issuance of the Underlying Shares (if any).
(d) Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, in each case, satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Annex A hereto, (ii) is acquiring the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Subscribed Notes as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and Subscriber has sole investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not acquiring the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and has provided the Company with the requested information on Annex A following the signature page hereto and the information contained therein is accurate and complete). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares or the Underlying Shares (if any). Accordingly, Subscriber is aware that this offering of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) meets the exemption from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(C).
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(e) Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) have not been registered under the Securities Act and that the Company is not required to register the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) except as set forth in Section 6 of this Note Subscription Agreement. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, (including without limitation a private resale pursuant to so called “Section 4(a)1½”) (iii) an ordinary course pledge such as a broker lien over account property generally, (iv) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, and, in each of clauses (i)-(iii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any certificates or account entries representing the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) shall contain a restrictive legend to such effect, as set forth in the Terms and Conditions. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) will be subject to these securities law transfer restrictions, and as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) will not be immediately eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 until the requisite holding period and information requirements of such rule are satisfied. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any).
(f) Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) directly from the Company. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have not been, and Subscriber hereby agrees that it is not relying on, any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to Subscriber by the Subscribed Companies, Commitment Party, any of its or their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company set forth in this Note Subscription Agreement. Subscriber acknowledges that no disclosure or offering document provided to or reviewed by Subscriber in connection with the Subscription has been prepared by Commitment Party.
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(g) In making its decision to purchase the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any), Subscriber has relied solely upon an independent investigation made by Subscriber and the Company’s representations in Section 3 of this Note Subscription Agreement. Subscriber has not relied on any statements or other information provided by Commitment Party concerning the Company, the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any), or the Subscription. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has had access to, has received, and has had an adequate opportunity to review, such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any), including with respect to the Company and the Subscribed Companies, and Subscriber has made its own assessment and is satisfied concerning the relevant financial, tax and other economic considerations relevant to Subscriber’s investment in the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber acknowledges that it has reviewed the Company’s filings with the Commission. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any), including but not limited to information concerning the Company, the Subscribed Companies and the Subscription.
(h) Subscriber acknowledges that certain information provided by the Company was based on projections, and such projections were prepared based on assumptions and estimates that are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the projections. Subscriber acknowledges that such information and projections were prepared without the participation of Commitment Party and that Commitment Party does not assume responsibility for independent verification of, or the accuracy or completeness of, such information and projections. Subscriber further acknowledges that the information provided to Subscriber was preliminary and subject to change.
(i) Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that none of the Subscribed Companies or the Commitment Party nor its or their Representatives has provided Subscriber with any information or advice with respect to the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any), nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. None of the Subscribed Companies, Commitment Party or any of their respective affiliates or Representatives has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the Subscribed Companies or the quality or value of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any). Commitment Party and its affiliates or Representatives have made no independent investigation with respect to the Company, the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any), or the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Company or on its behalf.
(j) In connection with Subscriber’s investment decision and issuance of the Subscribed Notes to Subscriber, neither Commitment Party nor any of its affiliates has acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to Subscriber.
(k) [Intentionally omitted.]
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(l) Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Company or by means of contact from Commitment Party, and the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Company or its affiliates. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any), nor were the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
(m) Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any), including those set forth in the SEC Documents. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any), and Subscriber has had an opportunity to seek, and has sought, such accounting, legal, business and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), (ii) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in private equity transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, and (iii) has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the purchase of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any). Accordingly, the Subscriber understands that the offering meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).
(n) Without limiting the representations and warranties set forth in this Note Subscription Agreement, Subscriber has analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) and determined that the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Company. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
(o) Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
(p) Subscriber is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by OFAC or in any OFAC List, or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (iii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank. Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. If Subscriber is a financial institution subject to the BSA/PATRIOT Act, such Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. To the extent required by applicable law, Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List. To the extent required by applicable law, Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) were legally derived.
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(q) No foreign person (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.224) in which the national or subnational governments of a single foreign state have a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) will acquire a substantial interest in the Company as a result of the Subscription such that a declaration to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would be mandatory under 31 C.F.R. Part 800.401.
(r) If Subscriber is an employee benefit plan that is subject to ERISA, a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to the Code or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code, or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such Plan subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) it has not relied on the Transaction Parties for investment advice or as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any), and none of the Transaction Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) and (ii) the acquisition and holding of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
(s) Subscriber has or has commitments to have and, when required to deliver payment pursuant to Section 2, Subscriber will have sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.
(t) Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, the Company, the Subscribed Companies, Commitment Party, or any of their respective affiliates or Representatives), other than the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3 of this Note Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company. Subscriber agrees that none of (i) any investor pursuant to any other agreement related to the private placement of the Company’s ordinary shares (including the controlling persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or employees of any such Subscriber) nor (ii) the Company (other than with respect to the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3 of this Note Subscription Agreement), the Subscribed Companies, Commitment Party or any of their respective affiliates or Representatives, shall be liable (including, without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by Subscriber, the Company or any other person or entity), whether in contract, tort or otherwise, or have any liability or obligation to Subscriber or any person claiming through Subscriber, pursuant to this Note Subscription Agreement or related to the private placement of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any), the negotiation hereof or the subject matter hereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby, for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of the foregoing in connection with the purchase of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any).
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(u) No broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or commission to be paid by Subscriber solely in connection with the sale of the Subscribed Notes to Subscriber.
(v) At all times on or prior to the Subscription Closing Date, Subscriber has no binding commitment to dispose of, or otherwise transfer (directly or indirectly), any of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any).
(w) Subscriber hereby agrees that neither it, nor any person or entity acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with Subscriber, shall, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, pledge, contract to sell, sell any option, engage in any hedging activities or execute any Short Sales in each case with respect to the securities of the Company and in each case prior to the termination of this Note Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms. “Short Sales” shall include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges (other than pledges in the ordinary course of business as part of prime brokerage arrangements), forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 5(w) shall restrict Subscriber’s ability to maintain bona fide hedging positions in respect of the warrants held by Subscriber as of the date hereof. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) may be pledged by Subscriber in connection with a bona fide margin agreement, provided that such pledge shall be (i) pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (ii) pursuant to, and in accordance with, a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act at the time of such pledge, and Subscriber effecting a pledge of the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) shall not be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof; provided, however, that neither the Company nor its counsel shall be required to take any action (or refrain from taking any action) in connection with any such pledge, other than providing any such lender of such margin agreement with an acknowledgment that the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) are not subject to any contractual lock up or prohibition on pledging, the form of such acknowledgment to be subject to review and comment by the Company in all respects.
(x) Except as expressly disclosed in a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or amendments thereto) filed by Subscriber with the Commission with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Company’s outstanding securities prior to the date hereof, Subscriber is not currently (and at all times through the final Subscription Closing will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of equity securities of the Company (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act).
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(y) [Intentionally omitted.]
(z) [Intentionally omitted.]
(aa) Subscriber acknowledges that any restatement, revision, correction or other modification of the SEC Documents to the extent resulting from the SEC Guidance shall not constitute a breach by the Company of this Note Subscription Agreement.
(bb) If Subscriber is not a U.S. Person (as defined under Rule 902 under the Securities Act) and the offer and sale of the Subscribed Notes is being made in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act, (i) Subscriber was or will be outside the United States at the time any buy order for the Ordinary Shares was or is originated, and (ii) neither Subscriber nor any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) has, with respect to the Subscribed Notes, engaged in any “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902 under the Securities Act. Subscriber further represents that Subscriber is not acquiring the Ordinary Shares for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person.
Section 6. Registration of Incentive Shares and Underlying Shares.
(a) The Company agrees that, within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of a written request from Subscriber or the Commitment Party, as applicable, provided that such written request may not be delivered to the Company prior to December 31, 2027, the Company will file with the Commission (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the full amount of such party’s Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares (if any) (the “Registration Statement”), and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than seventy-five (75) calendar days after the date on which such written notice was received (the “Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to one hundred five (105) calendar days after the date on which such written notice was received if the Registration Statement is reviewed by, and comments thereto are provided from, the Commission; provided, further that the Company shall have the Registration Statement declared effective within ten (10) Business Days after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the staff of the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review; provided, further, that (i) if the Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (ii) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by the same number of Business Days that the Commission remains closed for. Upon Subscriber’s timely request, the Company shall provide a draft of the Registration Statement to Subscriber at least two (2) Business Days in advance of the date of filing the Registration Statement with the Commission (the “Filing Date”). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Subscriber or the Commitment Party, as applicable, prior to the filing of the Registration Statement, Subscriber or the Commitment Party, as applicable, shall not be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement; provided, that if the Commission requests that Subscriber or the Commitment Party, as applicable, be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, Subscriber or the Commitment Party, as applicable, will have the opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement upon its prompt written request to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Company from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares by the applicable stockholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Underlying Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Underlying Shares as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Underlying Shares or other shares to be registered for each selling stockholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders and as promptly as practicable after being permitted to register additional Underlying Shares under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Company shall amend the Registration Statement or file one or more new Registration Statement(s) (such amendment or new Registration Statement shall also be deemed to be a “Registration Statement” hereunder) to register such additional Underlying Shares and cause such amendment or Registration Statement(s) to become effective as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the filing of such Registration Statement (the “Additional Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the filing of such Registration Statement if such Registration Statement is reviewed by, and comments thereto are provided from, the Commission; provided, further, that the Company shall have such Registration Statement declared effective within ten (10) Business Days after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the staff of the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review; provided, further, that (i) if such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (ii) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by the same number of Business Days that the Commission remains closed for. Any failure by the Company to file a Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Deadline or Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall not otherwise relieve the Company of its obligations to file or effect a Registration Statement as set forth in this Section 6.
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(b) The Company agrees that, except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to remain effective with respect to Commitment Party and Subscriber, including to prepare and file any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus such that the prospectus will not include any untrue statement or a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, until the earliest to occur of (i) two (2) years from the effective date of the Registration Statement, (ii) the date on which Commitment Party or Subscriber ceases to hold any Subscribed Notes, Incentive Shares or Underlying Shares (if any) issued pursuant to this Note Subscription Agreement and (iii) the first date on which Commitment Party or Subscriber can sell all of its Incentive Shares and/or Underlying Shares (if any) issued upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes issued pursuant to this Note Subscription Agreement (or shares received in exchange therefor) under Rule 144 of the Securities Act without limitation as to the manner of sale or the amount of such securities that may be sold and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) (the earliest of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), the “End Date”). Prior to the End Date, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable; file all reports, and provide all customary and reasonable cooperation, necessary to enable Commitment Party and Subscriber to resell the Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares (if any) pursuant to the Registration Statement; qualify the Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares (if any) for listing on the applicable stock exchange on which the Company’s Ordinary Shares are then listed and update or amend the Registration Statement as necessary to include the Underlying Shares (if any). The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) for so long as Commitment Party or Subscriber holds Subscribed Notes, Incentive Shares or Underlying Shares (if any), make and keep public information available (as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144) and file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements to enable Commitment Party and Subscriber to resell the Incentive Shares and Underlying Shares (if any) pursuant to Rule 144, (B) at the reasonable request of Commitment Party or Subscriber, deliver all the necessary documentation to cause the Company’s Trustee to remove all restrictive legends from any the Incentive Shares and/or Underlying Shares (if any) being sold under the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144 at the time of sale of the Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares (if any), or that may be sold by Commitment Party or Subscriber without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions, and (C) cause its legal counsel to deliver to the Trustee the necessary legal opinions required by the Trustee, if any, in connection with the instruction under clause (B) upon the receipt of Commitment Party or Subscriber representation letters and such other customary supporting documentation as requested by (and in a form reasonably acceptable to) such counsel. Each of Commitment Party and Subscriber agrees to disclose its beneficial ownership, as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, of the Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares (if any) to the Company (or its successor) upon reasonable request to assist the Company in making the determination described above.
(c) The Company’s obligations to include the Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares (if any) in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Commitment Party and Subscriber, as applicable, furnishing in writing to the Company a completed selling stockholder questionnaire in customary form that contains such information regarding Commitment Party or Subscriber, as applicable, the securities of the Company held by Commitment Party or Subscriber, as applicable, and the intended method of disposition of the Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares (if any) as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of the Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares (if any), and Commitment Party and Subscriber shall each execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations; provided, that the Company shall request such information from Commitment Party and Subscriber, including the selling stockholder questionnaire, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the anticipated Filing Date. In the case of the registration effected by the Company pursuant to this Note Subscription Agreement, the Company shall, upon reasonable request, inform Commitment Party and Subscriber as to the status of such registration. Commitment Party and Subscriber shall not be entitled to use the Registration Statement for an underwritten offering of the Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares (if any). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may delay or postpone filing of such Registration Statement, and from time to time require Commitment Party and Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or suspend the use or effectiveness of any such Registration Statement if (A) it determines in good faith that in order for the registration statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission, an amendment thereto would be needed, (B) such filing or use would reasonably be expected to materially affect a bona fide business or financing transaction of the Company or would reasonably be expected to require premature disclosure of information that would materially adversely affect the Company, (C) in the good faith judgment of the majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors, such filing or effectiveness or use of such Registration Statement would be seriously detrimental to the Company, (D) the majority of the board determines to delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, a Registration Statement and such delay or suspension arises out of, or is a result of, or is related to or is in connection with the SEC Guidance or future Commission guidance directed at special purpose acquisition companies, or any related disclosure or related matters, (E) it determines during any customary blackout or similar period or as permitted hereunder, or (F) necessary in connection with the preparation and filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement following the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its first completed fiscal year following the effective date of the Registration Statement (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, that, (w) the Company shall not so delay filing or so suspend the use of the Registration Statement for a period of more than sixty (60) consecutive days or more than two (2) times in any three hundred sixty (360) day period and (x) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such registration statement available for the sale by Subscriber of such securities as soon as practicable thereafter.
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(d) Upon receipt of any written notice from the Company (which notice shall not contain any material non-public information regarding the Company) of the happening of (i) an issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose, which notice shall be given no later than three (3) Business Days from the date of such event, (ii) any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective, which notice shall be given no later than three (3) Business Days from the date of such Suspension Event, or (iii) or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, each of Commitment Party and Subscriber agrees that (1) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares (if any) under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until Commitment Party and Subscriber, as applicable, receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Company agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Company that it may resume such offers and sales and (2) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Company unless otherwise required by law, subpoena or regulatory request or requirement. If so directed by the Company, each of Commitment Party and Subscriber will deliver to the Company or, in Commitment Party or Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares (if any) in Commitment Party or Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares (if any) shall not apply (w) to the extent Commitment Party or Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (A) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (B) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (x) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
(e) Each of Commitment Party and Subscriber may deliver written notice (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to the Company requesting that it not receive notices from the Company otherwise required by this Section 6; provided, however, that Commitment Party and Subscriber may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from Commitment Party or Subscriber (unless subsequently revoked), (i) the Company shall not deliver any such notices to such party, and Commitment Party or Subscriber, as applicable, shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice and (ii) each time prior to Commitment Party or Subscriber’s intended use of an effective Registration Statement, such party will notify the Company in writing at least two (2) business days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 6(e)) and the related suspension period remains in effect, the Company will so notify such party, within one (1) business day of such party’s notification to the Company, by delivering to such party a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will provide such party with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event or other event immediately upon its availability.
(f) For purposes of this Section 6 of this Note Subscription Agreement, (i) “Underlying Shares” shall be deemed to include, as of any date of determination, any equity security issued or issuable with respect to the Underlying Shares (if any) by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar events, and (ii) “Subscriber” shall include any person to which the rights under this Section 6 shall have been duly assigned.
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(g) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Commitment Party and Subscriber, its selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals (in each case, to the extent Subscriber is a seller under the Registration Statement), the officers, directors, members, managers, partners, agents and employees of such persons, each person who controls such persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, managers, partners, agents and employees of each such controlling person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”) that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent that such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are (1) based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of Subscriber expressly for use therein or Subscriber has omitted a material fact from such information or (2) result from or in connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of Subscriber in violation of Section 6(d) or (ii) any material violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with its obligations under this Section 6. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Company’s indemnification obligations shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Upon the request of Subscriber, the Company shall provide Subscriber with an update on any threatened or asserted proceedings arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 6 of which the Company receives notice in writing.
(h) Commitment Party and Subscriber shall each, severally and not jointly with each other in the offering contemplated by this Note Subscription Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, members, managers, partners, agents and employees, each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, members, managers, partners, agents or employees of such controlling persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses arising out of or based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus, or any form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based upon information regarding Commitment Party or Subscriber, as applicable, furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of such party expressly for use therein. In no event shall the liability of Commitment Party be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by Commitment Party upon the sale of the Commitment Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation, and in no event shall the liability of Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon the sale of the Subscriber Shares and/or the Underlying Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Notwithstanding the forgoing, each of Commitment Party and Subscriber’s indemnification obligations shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
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(i) Any person or entity entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s or entity’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement), which settlement shall not include a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party, and which settlement shall include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(j) The indemnification provided for under this Note Subscription Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person or entity of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Subscribed Notes or the Underlying Shares (if any).
(k) If the indemnification provided under this Section 6 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Losses, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that the liability of each of Commitment Party and Subscriber shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such party from the sale of the Subscribed Notes or Incentive Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by (or not made by, in the case of an omission), or relates to information supplied by (or not supplied by, in the case of an omission), or on behalf of such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 6, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 6(k) from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will any party be liable for punitive damages in connection with this Note Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section 7. Termination. This Note Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) the mutual written agreement of the parties hereto to terminate this Note Subscription Agreement and (b) December 31, 2028; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. Upon the termination hereof in accordance with this Section 6, any monies paid by Commitment Party or Subscriber to the Company in connection herewith shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) be returned in full to such party by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by such party, without any deduction for or on account of any tax withholding, charges or set-off.
Section 8. Miscellaneous.
(a) All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent by electronic mail, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, on the date of transmission to such recipient, if sent on a Business Day prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time, or on the Business Day following the date of transmission, if sent on a day that is not a Business Day or after 5:00 p.m. New York City time on a Business Day, (iii) one (1) Business Day after being sent to the recipient via overnight mail by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid), or (iv) four (4) Business Days after being mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, and, in each case, addressed to the intended recipient at its address specified on the signature page hereof or to such electronic mail address or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 8(a). A courtesy electronic copy of any notice sent by methods (i), (iii), or (iv) above shall also be sent to the recipient via electronic mail if an electronic mail address is provided in the applicable signature page hereof or to an electronic mail address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 8(a).
(b) Subscriber acknowledges that the Company and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Note Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing clause of this Section 8(b) shall not give the Company or the Commitment Party any rights other than those expressly set forth herein. Prior to each Subscription Closing, Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Company if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. The Company acknowledges that Subscriber and the Subscribed Companies will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Note Subscription Agreement. Prior to each Subscription Closing, the Company agrees to promptly notify Subscriber, and the Subscribed Companies if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Company set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects.
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(c) The Commitment Party shall not be liable to Subscriber, whether in contract, tort, under the federal or state securities laws, or otherwise, for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Commitment Party in connection with the Subscription. Subscriber, on behalf of itself and its affiliates, (i) hereby releases the Commitment Party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses, or disbursements related to the Subscription and (ii) shall not commence any litigation or bring any claim against the Commitment Party in any court or any other forum which relates to, may arise out of, or is in connection with, the Subscription, except to the extent that any loss, claim, damage, or liability is found in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, or gross negligence of the Commitment Party or any of its directors, officers, employees representatives or controlling persons. Subscriber agrees that the foregoing release and waiver is given freely and after obtaining independent legal advice and understands such release and waiver to be valid, binding, and enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with applicable law.
(d) Each of the Company, Commitment Party and Subscriber is irrevocably authorized to produce this Note Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
(e) Each party hereto shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Note Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
(f) Neither this Note Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to Commitment Party hereunder (other than the Commitment Shares and the rights set forth in Section 6) may be transferred or assigned by Commitment Party. Neither this Note Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to Subscriber hereunder (other than the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) acquired hereunder and the rights set forth in Section 6) may be transferred or assigned by Subscriber. Neither this Note Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Company hereunder may be transferred or assigned by the Company without the prior written consent of Commitment Party and Subscriber. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Subscriber may assign its rights and obligations under this Note Subscription Agreement to one or more of its affiliates (including other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of Subscriber) upon written notice to the Company and Commitment Party or, with the Company and Commitment Party’s prior written consent, to another person; provided, that in the case of any such assignment, the assignee(s) shall become a Subscriber hereunder and have the rights and obligations and be deemed to make the representations and warranties of Subscriber provided for herein to the extent of such assignment and provided further that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning Subscriber of its obligations hereunder if any such assignee fails to perform such obligations, unless the Company has given its prior written consent to such relief.
(g) All the agreements, representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Note Subscription Agreement shall survive the Subscription Closings.
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(h) The Company may request from each of Commitment Party and Subscriber such additional information as the Company may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of such party to acquire the Subscribed Notes or the Incentive Shares and to register the Incentive Shares and/or the Underlying Shares (if any) for resale, and such party shall promptly provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided, that the Company agrees to keep any such information provided by Commitment Party or Subscriber confidential, except (A) as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and (B) to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of the Stock Exchange. Each of Commitment Party and Subscriber acknowledges that the Company may file a form of this Note Subscription Agreement with the Commission as an exhibit to a current or periodic report of the Company or a registration statement of the Company.
(i) This Note Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto.
(j) This Note Subscription Agreement, together with the form of Terms and Conditions attached hereto, constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(k) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Note Subscription Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person. Except as set forth in Section 4, Section 5, Section 6, Section 7, Section 8(b), Section 8(d), Section 8(f), Section 8(i) and this Section 7(k) with respect to the persons specifically referenced therein, this Note Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns, and the parties hereto acknowledge that such persons so referenced are third party beneficiaries of this Note Subscription Agreement for the purposes of, and to the extent of, the rights granted to them, if any, pursuant to the applicable provisions.
(l) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Note Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and that money or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for such damage. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to equitable relief, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Note Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Note Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Company shall be entitled to specifically enforce Subscriber’s obligations to fund the Subscription and the provisions of the Note Subscription Agreement, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree: (x) to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy; (y) not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 8(l) is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason; and (z) to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
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(m) If any provision of this Note Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
(n) No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Note Subscription Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Note Subscription Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Note Subscription Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.
(o) This Note Subscription Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts (including by electronic mail, in .pdf or other electronic submission) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(p) This Note Subscription Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws that would otherwise require the application of the law of any other state.
(q) EACH PARTY AND ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OTHER SUCH PARTY, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.
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(r) The parties agree that all disputes, legal actions, suits and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Note Subscription Agreement must be brought exclusively in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York (collectively the “Designated Courts”). Each party hereby consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts. No legal action, suit or proceeding with respect to this Note Subscription Agreement may be brought in any other forum. Each party hereby irrevocably waives all claims of immunity from jurisdiction, and any objection which such party may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding in any Designated Court, including any right to object on the basis that any dispute, action, suit or proceeding brought in the Designated Courts has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum or venue. Each of the parties also agrees that delivery of any process, summons, notice or document to a party hereof in compliance with Section 8(a) of this Note Subscription Agreement shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in a Designated Court with respect to any matters to which the parties have submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above.
(s) This Note Subscription Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based upon, arising out of, or related to this Note Subscription Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Note Subscription Agreement, may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto.
(t) The Company shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately following the date of this Note Subscription Agreement, file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing all material terms of this Note Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and any other material, nonpublic information that the Company has provided to Commitment Party or Subscriber or any of Commitment Party or Subscriber’s affiliates, attorneys, agents or representatives at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document and including as exhibits to the Disclosure Document, the form of this Note Subscription Agreement (without redaction). To the Company’s knowledge, Commitment Party and Subscriber’s affiliates, attorneys, agents and representatives shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Company or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, or employees or agents, and Commitment Party and Subscriber shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, with the Company, Commitment Party, or any of their respective affiliates. Notwithstanding anything in this Note Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Company (i) shall not publicly disclose the name of Commitment Party or Subscriber or any of their affiliates or advisers, or include the name of Commitment Party or Subscriber or any of their affiliates or advisers in any press release, without the prior written consent of Commitment Party or Subscriber, as applicable, and (ii) shall not publicly disclose the name of Commitment Party or Subscriber or any of their affiliates or advisers, or include the name of Commitment Party or Subscriber or any of their affiliates or advisers in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of Commitment Party or Subscriber, as applicable, except (A) as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and (B) to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of the Stock Exchange, in which case of clause (A) or (B), the Company shall provide Commitment Party or Subscriber, as applicable, with prior written notice (including by e-mail) of such permitted disclosure, and shall reasonably consult with Commitment Party or Subscriber, as applicable, regarding such disclosure.
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(u) If any change in the Ordinary Shares shall occur between the date of this Note Subscription Agreement and the Subscription Closing by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, combination, exchange, or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend, the number of Subscribed Notes, the Commitment Shares issued to Commitment Party hereunder shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such change and the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) issued to Subscriber hereunder shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such change.
(v) The obligations of Commitment Party and Subscriber under this Note Subscription Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of each other, and Commitment Party and Subscriber shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of each other under this Note Subscription Agreement. The decision of Subscriber to purchase the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) pursuant to this Note Subscription Agreement has been made by Subscriber independently of any other investor and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any investor or by any agent or employee of any investor, and neither Subscriber nor any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any investor (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by Subscriber or other investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Subscriber or other investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that Subscriber or other investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Note Subscription Agreement. Subscriber acknowledges that no person has acted as agent for Subscriber in connection with making its investment hereunder and no person will be acting as agent of Subscriber in connection with monitoring its investment in the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares (if any) or enforcing its rights under this Note Subscription Agreement. Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Note Subscription Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
(w) The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Note Subscription Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Note Subscription Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. Unless the context otherwise requires, (i) all references to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits are to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits contained in or attached to this Note Subscription Agreement, (ii) each accounting term not otherwise defined in this Note Subscription Agreement has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP, (iii) words in the singular or plural include the singular and plural and pronouns stated in either the masculine, the feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter, (iv) the use of the word “including” in this Note Subscription Agreement shall be by way of example rather than limitation, and (v) the word “or” shall not be exclusive.
(x) The Company shall be responsible for paying all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar taxes that arise from any payment or issuance made under, from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Note Subscription Agreement.
[Signature pages follow.]
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INWITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has accepted this Note Subscription Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
| MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
|---|---|
| By: | /s/<br> Cankut Durgun |
| Name: | Cankut Durgun |
| Title: | President and Director |
| Address<br> for Notices:<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>Maslak<br> Noramin Is Merkezi<br><br> <br>Buyukdere<br> Caddesi No 237<br><br> <br>Maslak/İstanbul,<br> Turkey<br><br> <br>Attention:<br> Alper Öktem, CEO<br><br> <br>Email:<br> Alper@marti.tech<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>with<br> a copy (not to constitute notice) to:<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>Latham<br> & Watkins LLP<br><br> 1271 Sixth Avenue<br><br> New York, New York 10020 |
[SignaturePage to Note Subscription Agreement]
INWITNESS WHEREOF, Commitment Party has executed or caused this Note Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.
| CALLAWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||
|---|---|---|
| By: | /s/<br> Daniel Freifeld | |
| Name: | Daniel Freifeld | |
| Title: | Managing Member |
[SignaturePage to Note Subscription Agreement]
INWITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has executed or caused this Note Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.
| Farragut Square Global Master Fund, LP | ||
|---|---|---|
| By: | /s/<br> Daniel Freifeld | |
| Name: | Daniel Freifeld | |
| Title: | Managing Member, General Partner |
[SignaturePage to Note Subscription Agreement]
Schedule1
| Subscriber | Farragut<br> Square Global Master Fund, LP or Callaway Capital Management, LLC |
|---|---|
| Commitment Party | Callaway<br> Capital Management, LLC |
subscrIBERShares to be issues for subscribed notes:
| For each Subscriber | A<br> number of Subscriber Shares equal to the product of (x) 100,000 and (y) (1) the principal amount of Subscribed Notes purchased by<br> such Subscriber divided by (2) $1,000,000 and rounded down to the nearest whole number |
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UPONTHE EXECUTION OF THE note SUBSCRIPTION agreement:
| Subscriber | Subscriber Shares |
|---|---|
| Callaway<br> Capital Management, LLC | 5,000,000<br> Commitment Shares |
UponSatisfaction of each commitment amount:
| ForSubscribed Notes During the Following Intervals | Commitment Shares to be issued to Commitment Party |
|---|---|
| October<br> 31, 2025 – June 30, 2026 | A<br> number of Commitment Shares equal to the product of (x) 50,000 and (y) (1) the principal amount of Subscribed Notes purchased by<br> any Subscriber during the interval denoted in the left column divided by (2) $1,000,000 and rounded down to the nearest whole number,<br> subject to a maximum cap of 1,500,000 Commitment Shares for such interval denoted in the left column. |
| July<br> 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026 | A<br> number of Commitment Shares equal to the product of (x) 50,000 and (y) (1) the principal amount of Subscribed Notes purchased by<br> any Subscriber during the interval denoted in the left column divided by (2) $1,000,000 and rounded down to the nearest whole<br> number, subject to a maximum cap of 1,000,000 Commitment Shares for such interval. |
| January<br> 1, 2027 – June 30, 2027 | A<br> number of Commitment Shares equal to the product of (x) 50,000 and (y) (1) the principal amount of Subscribed Notes purchased by<br> any Subscriber during the interval denoted in the left column divided by (2) $1,000,000 and rounded down to the nearest whole<br> number, subject to a maximum cap of 2,500,000 Commitment Shares for such interval. |
| July<br> 1, 2027 – December 31, 2027 | A<br> number of Commitment Shares equal to the product of (x) 50,000 and (y) (1) the principal amount of Subscribed Notes purchased by<br> any Subscriber during the interval denoted in the left column divided by (2) $1,000,000 and rounded down to the nearest whole<br> number, subject to a maximum cap of 2,500,000 Commitment Shares for such interval. |
| January<br> 1, 2028 – June 30, 2028 | A<br> number of Commitment Shares equal to the product of (x) 50,000 and (y) (1) the principal amount of Subscribed Notes purchased by<br> any Subscriber during the interval denoted in the left column divided by (2) $1,000,000 and rounded down to the nearest whole<br> number, subject to a maximum cap of 2,500,000 Commitment Shares for such interval. |
| July<br> 1, 2028 – December 31, 2028 | A<br> number of Commitment Shares equal to the product of (x) 50,000 and (y) (1) the principal amount of Subscribed Notes purchased by<br> any Subscriber during the interval denoted in the left column divided by (2) $1,000,000 and rounded down to the nearest whole<br> number, subject to a maximum cap of 2,500,000 Commitment Shares for such interval. |
EXHIBITA
****Form of Terms and Conditions of Notes
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TermsAnd Conditions
of
11.00%Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029
of
MartiTechnologies, Inc.
TABLEOF CONTENTS
| **** | **** | Page |
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| Article 1. Definitions; Rules of Construction | 4 | |
| Section 1.01. | Definitions. | 4 |
| Section 1.02. | Other Definitions. | 22 |
| Section 1.03. | Rules of Construction. | 23 |
| Article 2. The Notes | 23 | |
| Section 2.01. | Form, Dating and Denominations. | 23 |
| Section 2.02. | Execution and Delivery. | 24 |
| Section 2.03. | Initial Notes and Additional<br> Notes. | 24 |
| Section 2.04. | Method of Payment. | 24 |
| Section 2.05. | Accrual of Interest; Defaulted<br> Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day. | 25 |
| Section 2.06. | Register and Registered<br> Holders. | 26 |
| Section 2.07. | [Reserved]. | 26 |
| Section 2.08. | [Reserved]. | 26 |
| Section 2.09. | Legends. | 26 |
| Section 2.10. | Transfers and Exchanges;<br> Certain Transfer Restrictions. | 27 |
| Section 2.11. | Exchange and Cancellation<br> of Notes to Be Converted or to Be Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption. | 30 |
| Section 2.12. | [Reserved.] | 31 |
| Section 2.13. | Replacement Notes. | 31 |
| Section 2.14. | [Reserved]. | 31 |
| Section 2.15. | [Reserved]. | 31 |
| Section 2.16. | Notes Held by the Company<br> or its Affiliates. | 31 |
| Section 2.17. | Temporary Notes. | 32 |
| Section 2.18. | Outstanding Notes. | 32 |
| Section 2.19. | Repurchases by the Company. | 33 |
| Article 3. Covenants | 33 | |
| Section 3.01. | Payment on Notes. | 33 |
| Section 3.02. | Exchange Act Reports. | 33 |
| Section 3.03. | Rule 144A Information. | 33 |
| Section 3.04. | Additional Interest. | 34 |
| Section 3.05. | [Reserved]. | 34 |
| Section 3.06. | Stay, Extension and Usury<br> Laws. | 34 |
| Section 3.07. | [Reserved]. | 34 |
| Section 3.08. | Existence. | 35 |
| Section 3.09. | Incurrence of Senior Indebtedness. | 35 |
| Section 3.10. | Limitation on Liens. | 35 |
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| Section 3.11. | Collateral and Security. | 35 |
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| Section 3.12. | [Reserved]. | 41 |
| Section 3.13. | Limitation on Restricted<br> Payments. | 41 |
| Section 3.14. | Asset Sales. | 42 |
| Article 4. Repurchase and Redemption | 42 | |
| Section 4.01. | No Sinking Fund. | 42 |
| Section 4.02. | Right of Holders to Require<br> the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change. | 43 |
| Section 4.03. | Right of the Company to<br> Redeem the Notes. | 46 |
| Article 5. Conversion | 48 | |
| Section 5.01. | Right to Convert. | 48 |
| Section 5.02. | Conversion Procedures. | 50 |
| Section 5.03. | Settlement Upon Conversion. | 51 |
| Section 5.04. | Reserve and Status of<br> Common Share Issued Upon Conversion. | 51 |
| Section 5.05. | Adjustments to the Conversion<br> Rate. | 52 |
| Section 5.06. | Voluntary Adjustments. | 61 |
| Section 5.07. | Adjustments to the Conversion<br> Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change. | 61 |
| Section 5.08. | Exchange in Lieu of Conversion. | 62 |
| Section 5.09. | Effect of Common Share<br> Change Event. | 63 |
| Article 6. Successors | 64 | |
| Section 6.01. | When the Company May Merge,<br> Etc. | 64 |
| Section 6.02. | Successor Corporation<br> Substituted. | 65 |
| Section 6.03. | Exclusion for Certain<br> Asset Transfers. | 65 |
| Article 7. Defaults and Remedies | 65 | |
| Section 7.01. | Events of Default. | 65 |
| Section 7.02. | Acceleration. | 68 |
| Section 7.03. | Sole Remedy for a Failure<br> to Report. | 68 |
| Section 7.04. | [Reserved]. | 69 |
| Section 7.05. | Waiver of Past Defaults. | 69 |
| Section 7.06. | Control by Majority. | 69 |
| Article 8. [Reserved] | 70 | |
| Article 9. [Reserved] | 70 | |
| Article 10. [Reserved] | 70 |
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| Article 11. Miscellaneous | 70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Section 11.01. | Notices. | 71 |
| Section 11.02. | [Reserved]. | 71 |
| Section 11.03. | [Reserved]. | 71 |
| Section 11.04. | [Reserved]. | 71 |
| Section 11.05. | No Personal Liability<br> of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders. | 71 |
| Section 11.06. | Governing Law; Waiver<br> of Jury Trial. | 71 |
| Section 11.07. | Submission to Jurisdiction. | 72 |
| Section 11.08. | No Adverse Interpretation<br> of Other Agreements. | 72 |
| Section 11.09. | Successors. | 72 |
| Section 11.10. | [Reserved]. | 72 |
| Section 11.11. | [Reserved]. | 72 |
| Section 11.12. | Calculations. | 72 |
| Section 11.13. | Severability. | 73 |
| Section 11.14. | [Reserved]. | 73 |
| Section 11.15. | Table of Contents, Headings,<br> Etc. | 73 |
| Section 11.16. | Withholding Taxes. | 73 |
| Exhibits | ||
| --- | --- | |
| Exhibit A:<br> Form of Note | A-1 | |
| Exhibit B-1:<br> Form of Restricted Note Legend | B1-1 | |
| Exhibit C:<br> Form of Transfer Certificate from Transferor | C-1 | |
| Exhibit D: Form of Transfer Certificate<br> from Transferee | D-1 |
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Note Subscription Agreement to which these Terms and Conditions are attached, Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company, as issuer (the “Company”) has agreed to issue a new class of its securities titled 11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029.
WHEREAS, the certificates representing the Notes will incorporate by reference these Terms and Conditions; and
WHEREAS, these Terms and Conditions establish the rights and obligations of the Company under, and the terms and conditions of, the Notes.
Article 1. Definitions; Rules of Construction
Section 1.01. Definitions.
“AdditionalInterest” means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 3.04.
“Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 as in effect on the Issue Date.
“AuthorizedDenomination” means, with respect to a Note, a principal amount thereof equal to a minimum of $1.00 or any integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof.
“BankruptcyLaw” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. law for the relief of debtors, as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
“Boardof Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of such board duly authorized to act on behalf of such board.
“BusinessDay” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.
“CapitalStock” of any Person means any and all shares of, interests in, rights to purchase, warrants or options for, participations in, or other equivalents of, in each case however designated, the equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for such equity, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with such equity.
“CapitalizedLease Obligation” means any obligation under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which, under GAAP, is or will be required to be capitalized on the books of the lessee, and, for purposes of these Terms and Conditions, the amount of any such obligation at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.
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“CashEquivalents” means: (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case, maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof; (b) commercial paper maturing not more than 270 days after the date of issue rated P 1 by Moody’s or A 1 by Standard & Poor’s; (c) certificates of deposit, maturing not more than 270 days after the date of issue, issued by commercial banking institutions and money market or demand deposit accounts maintained at commercial banking institutions, each of which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000; (d) repurchase agreements having maturities of not more than 90 days from the date of acquisition which are entered into with major money center banks included in the commercial banking institutions described in clause (c) above and which are secured by readily marketable direct obligations of the United States Government or any agency thereof; (e) money market accounts maintained with mutual funds having assets in excess of $2,500,000,000, which assets are primarily comprised of Cash Equivalents described in another clause of this definition; (f) marketable tax exempt securities rated A or higher by Moody’s or A+ or higher by Standard & Poor’s, in each case, maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof; and (g) in the case of any Subsidiary organized under Turkish law, instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above denominated in Turkish lira and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in Turkey to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by such Subsidiary in Turkey.
“Closeof Business” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.
“Collateral” means the Issue Date Collateral, the Turkish Post-Closing Collateral and the Turkish Post-Closing US Collateral, in each case other than Excluded Assets.
“CollateralAgent” means Callaway Capital Management LLC and any successor thereto, as collateral agent for the Holders.
“CollateralAgreements” means the Security Agreements, the Intercreditor Agreement, and the other security agreements, pledge agreements, collateral assignments, deposit account control agreements, securities account control agreements, deeds of trust and similar and related agreements, including, without limitation, the Turkish Security Instruments, creating the security interest in the applicable Collateral, in each case, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.
“CommittedEquity Facility” means an equity facility pursuant to which a financial institution with an Investment Grade Rating commits, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase Common Share of the Company at the Company’s request from time to time.
“CommonEquity” of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person that is generally entitled (i) to vote in the appointment or election of directors of such Person or (ii) if such Person is not a corporation, to vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management or policies of such Person.
“CommonShares” means the Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company, subject to Section 5.09.
“Company” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of these Terms and Conditions and, subject to Article 6, its successors and assigns.
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“ConsolidatedTotal Assets” means the total assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company.
“ConversionDate” means, with respect to a Note, the first Business Day on which the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A) to convert such Note are satisfied.
“ConversionPremium Threshold” means, initially, one hundred and seventy percent (170%) of the Conversion Price; provided that the Conversion Premium Threshold will decrease by five (5) percentage points per each six (6)-month period following the Issue Date.
“ConversionPrice” means, as of any time, an amount per Common Share equal to (A) one thousand dollars ($1,000) divided by (B) the Conversion Rate in effect at such time.
“ConversionRate” initially means 190.4762 (the “Initial Conversion Rate”) Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that the Conversion Rate is subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 5; provided, further, that whenever these Terms and Conditions refers to the Conversion Rate as of a particular date without setting forth a particular time on such date, such reference will be deemed to be to the Conversion Rate immediately after the Close of Business on such date.
“ConversionShare” means any Common Share issued or issuable upon conversion of any Note.
“DailyVWAP” means, for any VWAP Trading Day, the per share volume-weighted average price of the Common Share as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “MRT <EQUITY> AQR” (or, if such page is not available, its equivalent successor page) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or, if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Common Share on such VWAP Trading Day, determined, using a volume-weighted average price method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company). The Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session.
“Default” means any event that is (or, after notice, passage of time or both, would be) an Event of Default.
“DefaultRate” means, at any time, the rate borne by the Notes at such time plus 2.00% per annum.
“DesignatedNon-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with an asset sale permitted by Section 3.14 that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration in an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale or conversion of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration to cash or Cash Equivalents).
“Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (in one transaction or in a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a plan of division, an issuance of Capital Stock, or otherwise) of any property by any Person (including any sale and leaseback transaction), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.
“Effectivedate”, in relation to a share split or share consolidation, means the first date on which the Common Shares trade on the relevant stock exchange, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share consolidation, as applicable.
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“Ex-DividendDate” means, with respect to an issuance, dividend or distribution on the Common Share, the first date on which Common Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such issuance, dividend or distribution (including pursuant to due bills or similar arrangements required by the relevant stock exchange). For the avoidance of doubt, any alternative trading convention on the applicable exchange or market in respect of the Common Share under a separate ticker symbol or CUSIP number will not be considered “regular way” for this purpose.
“ExchangeAct” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“ExcludedAssets” means (a) any “intent to use” trademark applications prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto and acceptance thereof by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, to the extent that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such “intent to use” trademark applications or any registration that may issue therefrom under applicable federal law, (b) any document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder (including, without limitation, rights of an obligor in any asset leased, licensed or otherwise acquired thereunder), if and for so long as the grant of such security interest or the assignment thereof shall either (1) constitute or result in a breach or right of termination in favor of any party pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, or is otherwise prohibited by the terms of any such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper due to an enforceable provision containing a restriction on assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or the grant of a security interest thereunder or any other applicable law (including Bankruptcy Law or principles of equity) or (2) require governmental consent, approval, license or authorization, in each case other than to the extent (x) such restriction is incurred in contemplation of these Terms and Conditions or (y) such prohibition or limitation on possessing a security interest therein is rendered ineffective under the UCC or other applicable requirements of law notwithstanding such prohibition or limitation; provided that the foregoing exclusion shall not apply if such prohibition has been waived by the other party to such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper or the other party to such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper has otherwise consented to the creation hereunder of a security interest in such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper; provided, further, that immediately upon the ineffectiveness or lapse or termination of any such provision, the Collateral shall include, and the Company shall be deemed to have granted a security interest in, all its rights, title and interests in and to such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper as if such provision had never been in effect; and provided, further, that the foregoing exclusion shall in no way be construed so as to limit, impair or otherwise affect the Collateral Agent’s unconditional continuing security interest in and to all rights, title and interests of the Company in or to any accounts, payment obligations or other rights to receive monies due or to become due under any such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper and in any such monies and other proceeds of such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper; (c) equipment and other assets that are subject to a Lien securing a Capitalized Lease Obligation, Purchase Money Obligation or Qualified Asset Financing Facilities but only if the underlying contract or other agreement prohibits or restricts the creation of any other Lien on such equipment or other assets (including any requirement to obtain the consent of a third party) (unless such consent has been obtained) or the granting of a Lien on such assets to secure the Notes would trigger the termination (or a right of termination) of any such Capitalized Lease Obligation, Purchase Money Obligation or Qualified Asset Financing Facilities, except to the extent such prohibition or restriction is ineffective under applicable law or was entered into in contemplation of these Terms and Conditions; (d) any fee owned real property and any leasehold rights and interest in real property; (e) commercial tort claims where the amount of damages claimed is less than $5,000,000, except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement (or equivalent filing in any jurisdiction); (f) any property or assets to the extent the creation or perfection of pledges thereof, or security interests therein, could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences or material adverse regulatory consequences to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Company with the consent of the Collateral Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld); (g) any other property of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than the Turkish Post-Closing Collateral) located in Turkey to the extent agreed in writing (including by email), on or prior to the date that is 120 days after the Issue Date (or such later date as the Collateral Agent may agree in its sole discretion), by the Collateral Agent and the Company acting reasonably and in good faith and (h) any property or assets securing the PFG Debt as of the date hereof; provided, however, that Excluded Assets shall not include any proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (a) through (h) (unless such proceeds, substitutions or replacements would independently constitute Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (a) through (h)).
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“ExemptedFundamental Change” means any Fundamental Change with respect to which, in accordance with Section 4.02(I), the Company does not offer to repurchase any Notes.
“FreelyTradable” means, with respect to any security of the Company, that such security would be eligible to be offered, sold or otherwise transferred pursuant to Rule 144 if held by a person that is not an Affiliate of the Company, and that has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the immediately preceding three (3) months, without any requirements as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice under the Securities Act (except that any such requirement as to the availability of current public information will be disregarded if the same is satisfied at that time).
“FundamentalChange” means any of the following events:
(A) a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company or its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, or their respective employee benefit plans, files any report with the SEC indicating that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner” (as defined below) of Common Shares representing more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the voting power of all of the Common Shares.
(B) the consummation of (i) any sale, lease or other transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person, other than solely to one or more of the Company’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries that has provided a guarantee of the Company’s obligations in respect of the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions and the Notes; or (ii) any transaction or series of related transactions in connection with which (whether by means of merger, consolidation, share exchange, combination, reclassification, recapitalization, acquisition, liquidation or otherwise) all of the Common Shares are exchanged for, converted into, acquired for, or constitutes solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property; provided, however, that any merger, consolidation, share exchange or combination of the Company pursuant to which the Persons that directly or indirectly “beneficially owned” (as defined below) all classes of the Company’s Common Equity immediately before such transaction directly or indirectly “beneficially own,” immediately after such transaction, more than fifty percent (50%) of all classes of Common Equity of the surviving, continuing or acquiring company or other transferee, as applicable, or the parent thereof, in substantially the same proportions vis-à-vis each other as immediately before such transaction will be deemed not to be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (B);
(C) the Company’s stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
(D) the Common Share (or other successor common stock underlying the Notes) ceases to be listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors);
provided, however, that a transaction or event described in clause (A) or (B) above will not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least ninety percent (90%) of the consideration received or to be received by the holders of Common Shares (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters rights), in connection with such transaction or event, consists of shares of common stock listed (or depositary receipts representing shares of common stock, which depositary receipts are listed) on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors), or that will be so listed when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or event, and such transaction or event constitutes a Common Share Change Event whose Reference Property consists of such consideration.
If any transaction in which the Common Shares are replaced by the securities of another entity occurs, following completion of any related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period (or, in the case of a transaction that would have been a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change but for the proviso to the immediately preceding paragraph, following the effective date of such transaction), references to the Company for purposes of this definition of “Fundamental Change” shall instead be references to such other entity.
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For the purposes of this definition, (x) any transaction or event described in both clause (A) and in clause (B)(i) or (ii) above (without regard to the proviso in clause (B)) will be deemed to occur solely pursuant to clause (B) above (subject to such proviso); and (y) whether a Person is a “beneficial owner,” whether shares are “beneficially owned,” and percentage beneficial ownership, will be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
“FundamentalChange Repurchase Date” means the date fixed for the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.
“FundamentalChange Repurchase Notice” means a notice (including a notice substantially in the form of the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” set forth in Exhibit A) containing the information, or otherwise complying with the requirements, set forth in Section4.02(F)(i) and Section 4.02(F)(ii).
“FundamentalChange Repurchase Price” means the cash price payable by the Company to repurchase any Note upon its Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, calculated pursuant to Section 4.02(D).
“Guarantees” means, collectively, the Issue Date Guarantees and the Turkish Guarantees.
“Guarantor” means each Person that is or becomes party to a Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of these Terms and Conditions and its respective successors and assigns.
“Holder” means a person in whose name a Note is registered.
“Indebtedness” of any Person, means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments or upon which interest payments are customarily made, (c) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services already received, (d) all guarantee obligations by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (e) all obligations of the type referred to in this definition of another Person secured by a Lien on any property or asset owned by such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person); provided, however, that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of: (i) the fair market value of such property or asset at the applicable date of determination and (ii) the amount of such obligation so secured, (f) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (g) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) as an account party in respect of letters of credit and (ii) in respect of bankers’ acceptances, surety bonds or similar facilities to the extent drawn and (h) obligations under hedging arrangements of such Person. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the liability of such Person in respect thereof (or provides for reimbursement to such Person).
“Indenture” means that certain Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2023, as amended by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated April 17, 2025, among the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent, relating to the Company’s 15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028, as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.
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“IntercreditorAgreement” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2025, by and among the Collateral Agent, the collateral agent under the Indenture and acknowledged by the Company and each of the other grantors party thereto, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.
“InterestPayment Date” means, with respect to a Note, each April 30 and October 30 of each year, commencing on April 30, 2026 (or commencing on such other date specified in the certificate representing such Note). For the avoidance of doubt, the Maturity Date is an Interest Payment Date.
“InternalRevenue Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“InvestmentGrade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than (x) in the case of Moody’s, Baa3 (or the equivalent), (y) in the case of S&P, BBB- (or the equivalent) and (z) in the case of any other Rating Agency, the equivalent rating by such Rating Agency to the ratings described in clause (x) and (y).
“IssueDate” means a date mutually agreed by the Company and the Collateral Agent.
“IssueDate Collateral” means all property of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Erser Gida Hafriyat Nakliyat Insaat Turizm Sanayi Ltd Sti.), other than the Turkish Post-Closing Collateral, the Turkish Post-Closing US Collateral and the Excluded Assets.
“IssueDate Guarantees” means, collectively, the guarantees provided by any Subsidiary of the Company on the Issue Date (other than Turkish Guarantees).
“LastOriginal Issue Date” means (A) with respect to any Notes issued pursuant to these Terms and Conditions, and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, the Issue Date; and (B) with respect to any Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.03(B), and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, the date such Notes are originally issued.
“LastReported Sale Price” of the Common Share for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid price and the last ask price per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices and the average last ask prices per share) of Common Share on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed. If the Common Shares are not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the last quoted bid price per Common Share on such Trading Day in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Shares are not so quoted on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid price and the last ask price per Common Share on such Trading Day from a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company.
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“Lien” means, with respect to any asset or right, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, collateral assignment, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset or right and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset or right.
“Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, (x) the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries who have provided a guarantee of the Company’s obligations in respect of the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions and the Notes at such date and (b) the aggregate amount of any available unused commitments under any Committed Equity Facility less (y) the aggregate amount of principal and interest payments required to be made within 12 months of such date in respect of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
The “Liquidity Conditions” with respect to the Redemption of any Notes will be satisfied if each of the following has been satisfied as of the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption and is reasonably expected to continue to be satisfied through at least the thirtieth (30th) calendar day after the Redemption Date for such Redemption: (A) the Company has satisfied the reporting conditions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the requirement for current Form 10 information) set forth in Rule 144(c) and (i)(2) under the Securities Act; and (B) the Common Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Notes are Freely Tradable.
“Make-WholeFundamental Change” means (A) a Fundamental Change (determined after giving effect to the proviso immediately after clause(D) of the definition thereof, but without regard to the proviso to clause (B)(ii) of such definition); or (B) the sending of a Redemption Notice pursuant to Section 4.03(G); provided, however, that, subject to Section 4.03(J), the sending of a Redemption Notice will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change only with respect to the Notes called for Provisional Redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice and not with respect to any other Notes.
“Make-WholeFundamental Change Conversion Period” has the following meaning:
(A) in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof, the period from, and including, the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change to, and including, the thirty fifth (35th) Trading Day after such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date (or, if such Make-Whole Fundamental Change also constitutes a Fundamental Change (other than an Exempted Fundamental Change), to, but excluding, the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date); and
(B) in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof, the period from, and including, the Redemption Notice Date for the related Redemption to, and including, the Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date;
provided, however, that if the Conversion Date for the conversion of a Note that has been called (or deemed, pursuant to Section 4.03(J), to be called) for Redemption occurs during the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period for both a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (A) of the definition of “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” and a Make-Whole Fundamental Change resulting from such Redemption pursuant to clause (B) of such definition, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.07, solely for purposes of such conversion, (x) such Conversion Date will be deemed to occur solely during the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period for the Make-Whole Fundamental Change with the earlier Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date; and (y) the Make-Whole Fundamental Change with the later Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date will be deemed not to have occurred.
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“Make-WholeFundamental Change Effective Date” means (A) with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof, the date on which such Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective; and (B) with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof, the applicable Redemption Notice Date.
“MarketDisruption Event” means, with respect to any date, the occurrence or existence, during the one-half hour period ending at the scheduled close of trading on such date on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or other market on which the Common Shares are listed for trading or trades, of any material suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Share or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Share.
“MaturityDate” means October 30, 2029.
“April2025 Notes” means the Company’s 12.50% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029 in an aggregate principal amount of up to $23,000,000, to be issued from time to time pursuant to the note subscription agreement (the “12.50% Note SubscriptionAgreement”), dated as of the date specified therein.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Non-RecourseDebt” means (i) any non-recourse indebtedness for borrowed money (it being understood and agreed that limited recourse provisions in respect of the applicable financing assets, transaction structure or that otherwise are customary in transactions in which the primary recourse is to financing assets shall not cause indebtedness that is otherwise non-recourse indebtedness to constitute recourse indebtedness) or (ii) indebtedness of the Company’s Subsidiaries if such Subsidiaries are special purpose entities that serve as a vehicle to obtain financing that is otherwise non-recourse to the Company and the Company’s other non-special purpose entity Subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that limited recourse provisions in respect of the applicable financing assets, transaction structure or that otherwise are customary in transactions in which the primary recourse is to financing assets shall not cause indebtedness that is otherwise non-recourse indebtedness to constitute recourse indebtedness).
“Notes” means the 11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029 issued by the Company and having the terms set forth in these Terms and Conditions and the “principal amount” of the Notes shall include any increase in the principal amount thereof as a result of any payment of PIK Interest.
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“Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the General Counsel, the Secretary, any assistant Secretary or any Vice President of the Company.
“Openof Business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.
“OptionalRedemption Trigger” means the lesser of (A) the Stock Price Threshold and (B) the Conversion Premium Threshold; provided that in no event will the Optional Redemption Trigger be less than the Optional Redemption Trigger Floor.
“OptionalRedemption Trigger Floor” means the greater of (a) $15.25 and (b) one hundred and fifty-five percent (155%) of the Conversion Price.
“Person” or “person” means any individual, company, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof. Any division or series of a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will constitute a separate “person” under these Terms and Conditions.
“PermittedLiens” means the following types of Liens:
(A) Liens on, and pledges of, the equity interests of any Subsidiary of the Company or any joint venture owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, in each case, to the extent securing Non-Recourse Debt of such Subsidiary or joint venture that is expressly permitted pursuant to Section 3.09 of these Terms and Conditions;
(B) Liens securing Capitalized Lease Obligations, Purchase Money Obligations and Qualified Asset Financing Facilities of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, in each case, to the extent expressly permitted pursuant to Section 3.09 of these Terms and Conditions; provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and (ii) other than in the case of Qualified Asset Financing Facilities, the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed, at any time, the lesser of the cost or fair market value of the property secured by such Lien;
(C) Liens securing the obligations in respect of the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions, the Notes, and the Collateral Agreements, including those that are for the benefit of the Collateral Agent;
(D) Liens in existence on the Issue Date and listed on Schedule 3.09, and any Lien granted as a replacement or substitute therefor; provided that any such replacement or substitute Lien (i) does not secure an aggregate amount of Indebtedness or other obligations, if any, greater than that secured on the Issue Date (minus the aggregate amount of any permanent repayments and prepayments thereof since the Issue Date but only to the extent that such repayments and prepayments by their terms cannot be reborrowed or redrawn and do not occur in connection with a refinancing of all or a portion of such Indebtedness) and (ii) does not encumber any property other than the property subject thereto on the Issue Date (plus improvements and accessions to such property);
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(E) Liens for taxes not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary, in conformity with GAAP;
(F) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 30 days (or, if more than 30 days overdue, that are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien) or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary, in conformity with GAAP;
(G) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business (i) in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii) securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(H) deposits and other Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and other similar contracts (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money), leases (other than capital leases), subleases, statutory obligations, surety, stay, judgment and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(I) Liens arising by law or contract on insurance policies and proceeds thereof securing premiums thereunder;
(J) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under any lease, sublease, license or sublicense entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or such Subsidiary and covering only the assets so leased or licensed;
(K) Liens on equipment arising from precautionary UCC financing statements regarding operating leases of equipment;
(L) Liens (i) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure the payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business and (ii) on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds thereof of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods in the ordinary course of business;
(M) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business permitted by these Terms and Conditions;
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(N) (i) Liens that are contractual or common law rights of set-off relating to (A) the establishment of depository relations in the ordinary course of business with banks not given in connection with the issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness or (B) pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Company and any Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (ii) other Liens securing cash management obligations (that do not constitute Indebtedness) in the ordinary course of business;
(O) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 or Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in the course of collection;
(P) judgment Liens in respect of judgments not constituting an Event of Default under Section 7.01(A)(x) so long as such Liens are adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings that may have been initiated for the review of such judgments, decrees or orders shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;
(Q) Liens securing PFG Debt;
(R) Liens securing the obligations in respect of the Company’s 15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028, the Indenture and any related security agreements and any other related collateral documents; provided that such Liens are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement; and
(S) Liens securing the obligations in respect of the April 2025 Notes, the 12.50% Note Subscription Agreement, any related security agreements and any other related collateral documents; provided that such Liens are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement.
“PFGDebt” means Indebtedness incurred pursuant to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2021, by and among Marti Technologies I Inc. (f/k/a Marti Technologies Inc.), a Delaware corporation, Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş and Partners for Growth VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as may be amended, restated, amended and restated or otherwise modified in accordance with its terms from time to time.
“PhysicalNote” means a Note that is represented by a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, registered in the name of the Holder of such Note and duly executed by the Company.
“PIKInterest” means payment of interest in kind (rounded up to the nearest $1.00) through an increase in the principal amount of the outstanding Notes.
“ProvisionalRedemption” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.03(B).
“PurchaseMoney Obligation” shall mean, for any Person, the obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of any fixed or capital assets or the cost of installation, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, in each case, within 180 days of such acquisition, installation, construction or improvement.
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“QualifiedAssets” means scooters, ebikes, mopeds, ecars or other vehicles and proceeds thereof.
“QualifiedAsset Financing Facility” means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by the Company or any Qualified Asset Financing Subsidiary pursuant to which the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, grants a Lien in such Qualified Assets and which finances the acquisition of such Qualified Assets that complies with the following criteria:
| (i) | such<br> Qualified Asset Financing Facility (including financing terms, covenants, termination events<br> and other provisions) is in the aggregate fair and reasonable to the Company and the related<br> Qualified Asset Financing Subsidiary; |
|---|---|
| (ii) | the<br> principal amount of Indebtedness at any time outstanding under such Qualified Asset Financing<br> Facility shall not exceed 104% of the depreciated cost of the Qualified Assets subject to<br> such Qualified Asset Financing Facility; and |
| --- | --- |
| (iii) | the<br> financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions shall be market terms. |
| --- | --- |
“QualifiedAsset Financing Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Company that (i) engages in no other activities other than the purchase or acquisition of Qualified Assets for the limited purpose of effecting one or more Qualified Asset Financing Facility and related activities, (ii) does not have any Indebtedness that is guaranteed by or otherwise recourse to the Company or any other Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or properties, (iii) is not party to any contracts, agreements, arrangements or understanding with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained by the Company or such Subsidiary from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company, and (iv) with respect to which none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation to maintain such Person’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve any specified level of operating results.
“RatingAgency” means Moody’s, S&P or any other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act.
“RecordDate” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Shares (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which Common Shares (or such other security) are exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of Common Shares (or such other security) entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors, statute, contract or otherwise).
“Redemption” means a Provisional Redemption.
“RedemptionDate” means the date fixed, pursuant to Section 4.03(E), for the settlement of the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Redemption.
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“RedemptionNotice Date” means, with respect to a Redemption, the date on which the Company sends the Redemption Notice for such Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03(G).
“RedemptionPrice” means the cash price payable by the Company to redeem any Note upon its Redemption, calculated pursuant to Section4.03(F).
“ResetDate” means the last day of each calendar month, commencing October 31, 2025 and ending December 31, 2026; provided that if any Reset Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, that Reset Date will be the immediately preceding Business Day.
“ResetConversion Rate” means 1,000 divided by the product of (A) Reset Price and (B) 1.65.
“ResetPrice” means, as of each Reset Date, an amount per Common Share equal to the greater of (x) $2.0606 and (y) the lesser of (i) the Reset Price with respect to the immediately prior Reset Date and (ii) the average of the Daily VWAPs over the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such Reset Date; provided, however, that in no event will the Reset Price be greater than $3.1818.
“RegularRecord Date” has the following meaning with respect to an Interest Payment Date: (A) if such Interest Payment Date occurs on April 30, the immediately preceding April 15 (whether or not a Business Day); and (B) if such Interest Payment Date occurs on October 30, the immediately preceding October 15 (whether or not a Business Day).
“RegulationS” means Regulation S under the Securities Act or any successor to such regulation, as the same may be amended from time to time.
“RegulationS Note” means (A) each Note that, on the original issue date thereof, was issued and sold in reliance on Regulation S, and each Note issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof; and (B) each Regulation S Note issued pursuant to Section 1.01(A) in exchange for, or upon the transfer of, another Note, and each Note issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof; provided, however, that a Note will cease to be a Regulation S Note when such Note is transferred to, or exchanged for, a Note that does not bear the Restricted Note Legend.
“RegulationS Physical Note” means a Physical Note that is a Regulation S Note.
“RepurchaseUpon Fundamental Change” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02.
“RestrictedNote Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-1.
“RestrictedStock Legend” means, with respect to any Conversion Share, a legend substantially to the effect that the offer and sale of such Conversion Share have not been registered under the Securities Act and that such Conversion Share cannot be sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to a transaction that is registered under the Securities Act or that is exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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“Rule144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.
“Rule144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, and any successor to its rating agency business.
“ScheduledTrading Day” means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then traded. If the Common Shares are not so listed or traded, then “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SecuredParties” means the Collateral Agent and the Holders.
“SecuritiesAct” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Security” means any Note or Conversion Share.
“SecurityAgreements” means, collectively, (a) that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Company and each of its Subsidiaries party thereto from time to time and the Collateral Agent (the “Issue Date Security Agreement”), and (b) that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Company and each of its Subsidiaries party thereto from time to time and the Collateral Agent (the “Additional Issue Date Security Agreement”), in each case, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.
“SignificantSubsidiary” of any Person means any Subsidiary of that Person that constitutes a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) of that Person.
“SpecialInterest” means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 7.03.
“StockPrice” has the following meaning for any Make-Whole Fundamental Change: (A) if the holders of Common Shares receive only cash in consideration for their Common Shares in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change and such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is pursuant to clause (B) of the definition of “Fundamental Change,” then the Stock Price is the amount of cash paid per Common Share in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change; and (B) in all other cases, the Stock Price is the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
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“StockPrice Threshold” means, initially, $17.50, subject to the same adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Article 5; provided that the Stock Price Threshold will decrease by $0.75 per each six (6)-month period following the Issue Date.
“SubordinatedIndebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company that is subordinated in right of payment to the obligations with respect to the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions and the Notes; provided that such Indebtedness shall (a) not provide for any scheduled amortization or mandatory prepayment of principal prior to the Stated Maturity thereof, (b) contain usual and customary subordination terms, and (c) specifically designate these Terms and Conditions and all obligations in respect of the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions and the Notes as “designated senior indebtedness” or similar term so that the subordination terms referred to in clause (b) of this definition specifically refer to such Indebtedness as being subordinated to the obligations in respect of the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions and the Notes pursuant to such subordination terms.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (A) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such corporation, association or other business entity is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person; and (B) any partnership or limited liability company where (i) more than fifty percent (50%) of the capital accounts, distribution rights, equity and voting interests, or of the general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, of such partnership or limited liability company are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or limited liability company interests or otherwise; and (ii) such Person or any one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person is a controlling general partner of, or otherwise controls, such partnership or limited liability company.
“Termsand Conditions” means these Terms and Conditions.
“TradingDay” means any day on which (A) trading in the Common Share generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then traded; and (B) there is no Market Disruption Event. If the Common Shares are not so listed or traded, then “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“Transfer-RestrictedSecurity” means any Security that constitutes a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); provided, however, that such Security will cease to be a Transfer-Restricted Security upon the earliest to occur of the following events:
(A) such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to a registration statement that was effective under the Securities Act at the time of such sale or transfer;
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(B) such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to an available exemption (including Rule 144) from the registration and prospectus-delivery requirements of, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and, immediately after such sale or transfer, such Security ceases to constitute a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); and
(C) such Security is eligible for resale, by a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company and that has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the immediately preceding three (3) months, pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitations thereunder as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice.
“TurkishGuarantees” means, collectively, the guaranties provided by any Subsidiary of the Company organized in the country of Turkey.
“TurkishPost-Closing Collateral” means all of the following property, in each case, located in Turkey and now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, other than Erser Gida Hafriyat Nakliyat Insaat Turizm Sanayi Ltd Sti.) now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest:
(A) all Documents (as defined in the Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
(B) all General Intangibles (as defined in the Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
(C) all Intellectual Property (as defined in the Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
(D) all Investment Property (as defined in the Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
(E) all Accounts (as defined in the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
(F) all Chattel Paper (as defined in the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
(G) all Deposit Accounts (as defined in the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
(H) all Equipment (as defined in the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
(I) all Instruments (as defined in the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
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(J) all Insurance (as defined in the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
(K) all Inventory (as defined in the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
(L) all Letter of Credit Rights (as defined in the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
(M) all Money (as defined in the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
(N) all Vehicles (as defined in the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);
(O) all Goods (as defined in the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law) not otherwise described above;
(P) all books, records, ledger cards, files, correspondence, customer lists, blueprints, technical specifications, manuals, computer software, computer printouts, tapes, disks and other electronic storage media and related data processing software and similar items that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the Collateral or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection thereof or realization thereupon;
(Q) all commercial tort claims now or hereafter described on Schedule 9 to the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement solely to the extent such claims have been filed in Turkey; and
(R) to the extent not otherwise included, all other property of the Company or such Subsidiary and all Proceeds (as defined in the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law), products, accessions, rents and profits of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security, Supporting Obligations (as defined in the Additional Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law) and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
in each case other than (i) any Excluded Assets and (ii) solely to the extent required to avoid impairment of such Subsidiary’s business ability to operate under Turkish law, any books, records, ledger cards, files and correspondence that, pursuant to applicable laws, are required to be maintained by any Subsidiary of the Company in Turkey.
“TurkishPost-Closing US Collateral” means all property of each Guarantor organized under Turkish law over which a lien is granted under the Security Agreements, other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets.
“TurkishSecurity Instruments” means those documents, instruments, filings, registrations and other means necessary under Turkish law to create and/or perfect a valid and perfected first priority Lien, subject only to Permitted Liens, in respect of the Turkish Post-Closing Collateral and any other Turkish law document entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries creating a Lien over all or any part of its assets that constitute Turkish Post-Closing Collateral to secure the obligations of the Company under the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions and the Notes.
“UniformCommercial Code” or “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time in any applicable jurisdiction.
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“UnitedStates Government” means the federal government of the United States of America.
“VWAPMarket Disruption Event” means, with respect to any date, (A) the failure by the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed, or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then traded, to open for trading during its regular trading session on such date; or (B) the occurrence or existence, for more than one half hour period in the aggregate, of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Share or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Share, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date.
“VWAPTrading Day” means a day on which (A) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event; and (B) trading in the Common Share generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then traded. If the Common Shares are not so listed or traded, then “VWAP Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“WhollyOwned Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned by such Person or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
Section 1.02. Other Definitions.
| Term | Defined in Section |
|---|---|
| “Additional Shares” | 5.07(A) |
| “Attribution Parties” | 5.01(D) |
| “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” | 5.01(D) |
| “Business Combination Event” | 6.01 |
| “Common Share Change Event” | 5.09(A) |
| “Conversion Consideration” | 5.03(A) |
| “Conversion Notice” | 5.01(D) |
| “Default Interest” | 2.05(B) |
| “Defaulted Amount” | 2.05(B) |
| “Event of Default” | 7.01(A) |
| “Expiration Date” | 5.05(B)(v) |
| “Expiration Time” | 5.05(B)(v) |
| “Fundamental Change Notice” | 4.02(E) |
| “Fundamental Change Repurchase Right” | 4.02(A) |
| “Initial Notes” | 2.03(A) |
| “Partial Redemption Limitation” | 4.03(C) |
| “Redemption Notice” | 4.03(G) |
| “Reference Property” | 5.09(A) |
| “Reference Property Unit” | 5.09(A) |
| “Register” | 2.06(B) |
| “Registration Statement” | 3.04 |
| “Reporting Event of Default” | 7.03(A) |
| “Specified Courts” | 11.07 |
| “Spin-Off” | 5.05(B)(iii)(2) |
| “Spin-Off Valuation Period” | 5.05(B)(iii)(2) |
| “Stated Interest” | 2.05(A) |
| “Successor Corporation” | (A) Section 6.01(A) |
| “Successor Person” | 5.09(A) |
| “Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period” | 5.05(B)(v) |
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Section 1.03. Rules of Construction.
For purposes of these Terms and Conditions:
(A) “or” is not exclusive;
(B) “including” means “including without limitation”;
(C) “will” expresses a command;
(D) the “average” of a set of numerical values refers to the arithmetic average of such numerical values;
(E) a merger involving, or a transfer of assets by, a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will be deemed to include any division of or by, or an allocation of assets to a series of, such limited liability company, limited partnership or trust, or any unwinding of any such division or allocation;
(F) words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular, unless the context requires otherwise;
(G) “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to these Terms and Conditions as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of these Terms and Conditions, unless the context requires otherwise;
(H) references to currency mean the lawful currency of the United States of America, unless the context requires otherwise;
(I) the exhibits, schedules and other attachments to these Terms and Conditions are deemed to form part of these Terms and Conditions; and
(J) the term “interest,” when used with respect to a Note, includes any Default Interest, PIK Interest, Additional Interest and Special Interest, unless the context requires otherwise. Unless otherwise specified herein, the payment of accrued and unpaid “interest” shall be deemed to mean that such accrued and unpaid PIK Interest shall be paid in cash.
Article 2. The Notes
Section 2.01. Form, Dating and Denominations.
The Notes will be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A. The Notes will bear the legends required by Section 2.09 and may bear notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note will be dated as of the date specified therein.
The Notes will be issued in the form of Physical Notes.
The Notes will be issuable only in registered form without interest coupons and only in Authorized Denominations.
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Each certificate representing a Note will bear a unique registration number that is not affixed to any other certificate representing another outstanding Note.
Section 2.02. Execution and Delivery.
At least one (1) duly authorized Officer will sign the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual, electronic or facsimile signature. A Note’s validity will not be affected by the failure of any Officer whose signature is on any Note to hold, at the time such Note is executed, the same or any other office at the Company.
Section 2.03. Initial Notes and Additional Notes.
(A) InitialNotes. On the Issue Date, there will be originally issued Notes, subject to the provisions of these Terms and Conditions (including Section 2.02). Notes issued pursuant to this Section 2.03(A), and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, are referred to in these Terms and Conditions as the “Initial Notes.”
(B) AdditionalNotes. Without the consent of any Holder, the Company may, subject to the provisions of these Terms and Conditions (including Section2.02), originally issue additional Notes with the same terms as the Initial Notes (except, to the extent applicable, with respect to the date as of which interest begins to accrue on such additional Notes and the first Interest Payment Date and the Last Original Issue Date of such additional Notes), which additional Notes will, subject to the foregoing, be considered to be part of the same series of, and rank equally and ratably with all other, Notes issued under these Terms and Conditions; provided, however, that any such additional Notes (and any Notes that are resold after such Notes have been purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries) that are not fungible with other Notes issued under these Terms and Conditions for purposes of federal income tax or federal securities laws will be identified by a separate CUSIP number or by no CUSIP number.
Section 2.04. Method of Payment.
(A) [Reserved].
(B) PhysicalNotes. The Company will pay the principal (whether due upon maturity on the Maturity Date, Redemption on a Redemption Date or repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or otherwise) of, and any cash Conversion Consideration for, any Physical Note no later than the time the same is due as provided in these Terms and Conditions as follows: (i) if the principal amount of such Physical Note is at least five million dollars ($5,000,000) (or such lower amount as the Company may choose in its sole and absolute discretion) and the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment has delivered to the Company, no later than the time set forth in the immediately following sentence, a written request that the Company make such payment by wire transfer to an account of such Holder within the United States, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account; and (ii) in all other cases, by check mailed to the address of the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment as set forth in the Register. To be timely, such written request must be so delivered no later than the Close of Business on the following date: (x) with respect to any cash Conversion Consideration, the relevant Conversion Date; and (y) with respect to any other payment, the date that is fifteen (15) calendar days immediately before the date such payment is due.
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Section 2.05. Accrual of Interest; Defaulted Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day.
(A) Accrualof Interest. Each Note will accrue interest at the rate of eleven percent (11.00%) per annum (“Stated Interest”); provided that all interest shall be payable as PIK Interest, plus any Additional Interest and Special Interest that may accrue pursuant to Sections 3.04 and 7.03, respectively. Stated Interest on each Note will (i) accrue from, and including, the most recent date to which Stated Interest has been paid or duly provided for (or, if no Stated Interest has theretofore been paid or duly provided for, the date set forth in the certificate representing such Note as the date from, and including, which Stated Interest will begin to accrue in such circumstance) to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Stated Interest; and (ii) be, subject to Sections4.02(D), 4.03(F) and 5.02(D) (but without duplication of any payment of interest), payable semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, beginning on the first Interest Payment Date set forth in the certificate representing such Note, to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date. Stated Interest, and, if applicable, Additional Interest and Special Interest, on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
(B) The Company will pay PIK Interest on each applicable Interest Payment Date by adding the amount of such PIK Interest for the applicable period (rounded up to the nearest $1.00) to the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes held by the Holders of record on the relevant Record Date, as shown by the records of the register of Holders.
(C) [Reserved].
(D) [Reserved].
(E) DefaultedAmounts. If the Company fails to pay any amount (a “Defaulted Amount”) payable on a Note on or before the due date therefor as provided in these Terms and Conditions, then, regardless of whether such failure constitutes an Event of Default, (i) such Defaulted Amount will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder of such Note otherwise entitled to such payment; (ii) to the extent lawful, interest (“Default Interest”) will accrue on such Defaulted Amount at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate, from, and including, such due date to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest; (iii) such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest will be paid in cash on a payment date selected by the Company to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on a special record date selected by the Company, provided that such special record date must be no more than fifteen (15), nor less than ten (10), calendar days before such payment date; and (iv) at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such special record date, the Company will send notice to the Holders that states such special record date, such payment date and the amount of such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest to be paid on such payment date.
(F) Delayof Payment when Payment Date is Not a Business Day. If the due date for a payment on a Note as provided in these Terms and Conditions is not a Business Day, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions or the Notes, such payment may be made on the immediately following Business Day and no interest will accrue on such payment as a result of the related delay. Solely for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a day on which the applicable place of payment is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed will be deemed not to be a “Business Day.”
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Section 2.06. Register and Registered Holders.
(A) Register. The Company will keep a record (the “Register”) of the names and addresses of the Holders, the Notes held by each Holder and the transfer, exchange, repurchase, Redemption and conversion of Notes. Absent manifest error, the entries in the Register will be conclusive and the Company may treat each Person whose name is recorded as a Holder in the Register as a Holder for all purposes. The Register will be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form reasonably promptly.
(B) RegisteredHolders. Only the Holder of a Note will have rights under the Notes and these Terms and Conditions as the owner of such Note.
Section 2.07. [Reserved].
Section 2.08. [Reserved].
Section 2.09. Legends.
(A) [Reserved].
(B) RestrictedNote Legend. Subject to the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions,
(i) Each Note that is a Transfer-Restricted Security will bear the Restricted Note Legend; and
(ii) If a Note is issued in exchange for, in substitution of, or to effect a partial conversion of, another Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.09(B)(ii)), including pursuant to 2.10(C), 2.11 or 2.13, then such Note will bear the Restricted Note Legend if such old Note bore the Restricted Note Legend at the time of such exchange or substitution, or on the related Conversion Date with respect to such conversion, as applicable; provided, however, that such Note need not bear the Restricted Note Legend if such Note does not constitute a Transfer-Restricted Security immediately after such exchange or substitution, or as of such Conversion Date, as applicable.
(C) OtherLegends. A Note may bear any other legend or text, not inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions, as may be required by applicable law or by any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which such Note is traded or quoted.
(D) Acknowledgmentand Agreement by the Holders. A Holder’s acceptance of any Note bearing any legend required by this Section 2.09 will constitute such Holder’s acknowledgment of, and agreement to comply with, the restrictions set forth in such legend.
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(E) RestrictedStock Legend.
(i) Each Conversion Share will bear the Restricted Stock Legend if the Note upon the conversion of which such Conversion Share was issued was (or would have been had it not been converted) a Transfer-Restricted Security at the time such Conversion Share was issued; provided, however, that such Conversion Share need not bear the Restricted Stock Legend if the Company determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such Conversion Share need not bear the Restricted Stock Legend.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.09(E), a Conversion Share need not bear a Restricted Stock Legend if such Conversion Share is issued in an uncertificated form that does not permit affixing legends thereto, provided the Company takes measures (including the assignment thereto of a “restricted” CUSIP number) that it reasonably deems appropriate to enforce the transfer restrictions referred to in the Restricted Stock Legend.
Section 2.10. Transfers and Exchanges; Certain Transfer Restrictions.
(A) ProvisionsApplicable to All Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) Generally. Subject to this Section 2.10, Physical Notes may be transferred or exchanged from time to time and the Company will record each such transfer or exchange in the Register.
(ii) Transferredand Exchanged Notes Remain Valid Obligations of the Company. Each Note issued upon transfer or exchange of any other Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(A)(ii)) or portion thereof in accordance with these Terms and Conditions will be the valid obligation of the Company, evidencing the same indebtedness, and entitled to the same benefits under these Terms and Conditions, as such old Note or portion thereof, as applicable.
(iii) NoServices Charge; Transfer Taxes. The Company will not impose any service charge on any Holder for any transfer, exchange or conversion of Notes, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer, exchange or conversion of Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.11, 2.17 or 8.05 not involving any transfer.
(iv) Transfersand Exchanges Must Be in Authorized Denominations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions or the Notes, a Note may not be transferred or exchanged in part unless the portion to be so transferred or exchanged is in an Authorized Denomination.
(v) Reserved.
(vi) Legends. Each Note issued upon transfer of, or in exchange for, another Note will bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
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(vii) Settlementof Transfers and Exchanges. Upon satisfaction of the requirements of these Terms and Conditions to effect a transfer or exchange of any Note, the Company will cause such transfer or exchange to be effected as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the date of such satisfaction.
(viii) Interpretation. For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to the terms of these Terms and Conditions, as used in this Section 2.10, an “exchange” of a Physical Note includes (x) an exchange effected for the sole purpose of removing any Restricted Note Legend affixed to such Physical Note; and (y) if such Physical Note is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number, an exchange effected for the sole purpose of causing such Physical Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number.
(B) [Reserved].
(C) Transfersand Exchanges of Physical Notes.
(i) Requirementsfor Transfers and Exchanges. Subject to this Section 2.10, a Holder of a Physical Note may (x) transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) to one or more other Person(s); and (y) exchange such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for one or more other Physical Notes in Authorized Denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Physical Note (or portion thereof) to be so exchanged; provided, however, that, to effect any such transfer or exchange, such Holder must:
(1) surrender such Physical Note to be transferred or exchanged to the office of the Company, together with any endorsements or transfer instruments reasonably required by the Company; and
(2) deliver such certificates, documentation or evidence as may be required pursuant to Section 2.10(D) and Section 2.10(F).
(ii) EffectingTransfers and Exchanges. Upon the satisfaction of the requirements of these Terms and Conditions to effect a transfer or exchange of any Physical Note (such Physical Note being referred to as the “old Physical Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(C)(ii)) of a Holder (or any portion of such old Physical Note in an Authorized Denomination):
(1) such old Physical Note will be promptly cancelled;
(2) if such old Physical Note is to be so transferred or exchanged only in part, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such old Physical Note not to be so transferred or exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09;
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(3) in the case of a transfer:
(a) [reserved];
(b) to a transferee that will hold its interest in such old Physical Note (or such portion thereof) to be so transferred in the form of one or more Physical Notes, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so transferred; (y) are registered in the name of such transferee; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and
(4) in the case of an exchange, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of the Person to whom such old Physical Note was registered; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
(D) Requirementto Deliver Documentation and Other Evidence. If a Holder of any Note that is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number or that bears a Restricted Note Legend or is a Transfer-Restricted Security requests to:
(i) cause such Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number;
(ii) remove such Restricted Note Legend; or
(iii) register the transfer of such Note to the name of another Person,
then the Company may refuse to effect such identification, removal or transfer, as applicable, unless there is delivered to the Company such certificates or other documentation or evidence as the Company may reasonably require for the Company to determine that such identification, removal or transfer, as applicable, complies with the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws.
(E) CertainDe-Legending Procedures. If a Holder of any Common Shares issued upon conversion of any Note, or in a global certificate representing any Common Shares issued upon conversion of any Note, transfers such share in compliance with Rule 144 and delivers to the Company a written request, certifying that it is not, and has not been at any time during the preceding three (3) months, an Affiliate of the Company, to reissue such share without a Restricted Stock Legend, then the Company will cause the same to occur (and, if applicable, cause such share to thereafter be represented by an “unrestricted” CUSIP or ISIN number in the facilities of the related depositary), and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such occurrence within two (2) Trading Days of such request.
(F) RestrictionsApplicable to Transfers Between Regulation S Notes.
(i) Transfersto Which Restrictions Apply. The following transfer will not be effected unless the requirements set forth in Section 2.10(F)(ii) are satisfied with respect to such transfer: the transfer of a Physical Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Physical Note, which is a Regulation S Note; and
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(ii) RequirementsApplicable to Transfers. A transfer described in Section 2.10(F)(i) will not be effected unless:
(1) without limiting the generality of Section 2.10(D), such transferor delivers to the Company a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit C hereto, including the certification set forth in Item 3 thereof (if the transferee Note is a Regulation S Note), or, in lieu thereof, such other certifications or documentation substantially to the same effect as may be reasonably acceptable to the Company; and
(2) without limiting the generality of Section 2.10(D), such transferee Person delivers to the Company, if reasonably requested by the Company, a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit D hereto, or, in lieu thereof, such other certifications or documentation substantially to the same effect as may be reasonably acceptable to the Company.
(G) Transfersof Notes Subject to Redemption, Repurchase or Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions or the Notes, the Company will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note that (i) has been surrendered for conversion, except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to conversion; (ii) is subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice validly delivered, and not withdrawn, pursuant to Section 4.02(F), except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to such notice or the Company fails to pay the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Price when due; or (iii) has been selected for Redemption pursuant to a Redemption Notice, except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to Redemption or the Company fails to pay the applicable Redemption Price when due.
Section 2.11. Exchange and Cancellation of Notes to Be Converted or to Be Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.
(A) PartialConversions of Physical Notes and Partial Repurchases of Physical Notes Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption. If only a portion of a Physical Note of a Holder is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, as soon as reasonably practicable after such Physical Note is surrendered for such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will cause such Physical Note to be exchanged, pursuant and subject to Section 2.10(C), for (i) one or more Physical Notes that are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable, and deliver such Physical Note(s) to such Holder; and (ii) a Physical Note having a principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable, which Physical Note will be converted or repurchased, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of these Terms and Conditions; provided, however, that the Physical Note referred to in this clause (ii) need not be issued at any time after which such principal amount subject to such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18.
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(B) Cancellationof Notes that Are Converted and Notes that Are Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.
(i) PhysicalNotes. If a Physical Note (or any portion thereof that has not theretofore been exchanged pursuant to Section 2.11(A)) of a Holder is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the later of the time such Physical Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section2.18 and the time such Physical Note is surrendered for such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, (1) such Physical Note will be cancelled; and (2) in the case of a partial conversion or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will issue, execute and deliver to such Holder, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
Section 2.12. [Reserved.]
Section 2.13. Replacement Notes.
If a Holder of any Note claims that such Note has been mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a replacement Note upon surrender to the Company of such mutilated Note, or upon delivery to the Company of evidence of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking reasonably satisfactory to the Company. In the case of a lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note, the Company may require the Holder thereof to provide such security or indemnity that is satisfactory to the Company to protect the Company from any loss that any of them may suffer if such Note is replaced.
Every replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.13 will be an additional obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of these Terms and Conditions equally and ratably with all other Notes issued under these Terms and Conditions, whether or not the lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note will at any time be enforceable by anyone.
Section 2.14. [Reserved].
Section 2.15. [Reserved].
Section 2.16. Notes Held by the Company or its Affiliates.
Without limiting the generality of Section 2.18, in determining whether the Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver, consent or other action under these Terms and Conditions, Notes owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates will be deemed not to be outstanding.
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Section 2.17. Temporary Notes.
Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may issue, execute and deliver, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. The Company will promptly prepare, issue, execute and deliver, in each case in accordance with Section2.02, definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Until so exchanged, each temporary Note will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under these Terms and Conditions as definitive Notes.
Section 2.18. Outstanding Notes.
(A) Generally. The Notes that are outstanding at any time will be deemed to be those Notes that, at such time, have been duly executed and authenticated (giving effect to, and as increased by, any payment of PIK Interest made thereon by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding Notes by an amount equal to the PIK Interest payable, rounded up to the nearest $1.00), excluding those Notes (or portions thereof) that have theretofore been (i) paid in full (including upon conversion) in accordance with these Terms and Conditions; or (ii) deemed to cease to be outstanding to the extent provided in, and subject to, clause (B), (C) or (D) of this Section 2.18.
(B) ReplacedNotes. If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.13, then such Note will cease to be outstanding at the time of its replacement, unless the Company receives proof reasonably satisfactory to them that such Note is held by a “bona fide purchaser” under applicable law.
(C) MaturingNotes and Notes Called for Redemption or Subject to Repurchase. If, on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date, the Company has paid the aggregate Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, respectively, together, in each case, with the aggregate interest, in each case due on such date pursuant to these Terms and Conditions, then (unless there occurs a Default in the payment of any such amount) (i) the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or repurchased, or that mature, on such date will be deemed, as of such date, to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Section 4.02(D), 4.03(F) or 5.02(D); and (ii) the rights of the Holders of such Notes (or such portions thereof), as such, will terminate with respect to such Notes (or such portions thereof), other than the right to receive the Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, as applicable, of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, such Notes (or such portions thereof), in each case as provided in these Terms and Conditions.
(D) Notesto Be Converted. At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for any Note (or any portion thereof) to be converted, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section5.03(A) or Section 5.02(D), upon such conversion) be deemed to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Section5.02(D) or Section 5.08.
(E) Cessationof Accrual of Interest. Except as provided in Section 4.02(D), 4.03(F) or 5.02(D), interest will cease to accrue on each Note from, and including, the date that such Note is deemed, pursuant to this Section 2.18, to cease to be outstanding, unless there occurs a default in the payment or delivery of any cash or other property due on such Note.
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Section 2.19. Repurchases by the Company.
The Company may, from time to time, repurchase Notes in open market purchases or in negotiated transactions without delivering prior notice to Holders.
Article 3. Covenants
Section 3.01. Payment on Notes.
(A) Generally. The Company will pay or cause to be paid all the principal of, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price for, interest on, and other amounts due with respect to, the Notes on the dates and in the manner set forth in these Terms and Conditions.
(B) Paymentof Funds. Before 12:00 P.M., New York City time, on each Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Interest Payment Date, and on the Maturity Date or any other date on which any cash amount is due on the Notes, the Company will pay, or will cause there to be paid, cash, in funds immediately available on such date, sufficient to pay the cash amount due on the applicable Notes on such date.
(C) PIKInterest. PIK Interest will be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Company has added the amount of such PIK Interest for the applicable period (rounded up to the nearest $1.00) to the principal amount of the outstanding Notes held by the Holders of record on the relevant Record Date.
Section 3.02. Exchange Act Reports.
Upon the request of any Holder, The Company will send to such Holder copies of all reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date that the Company is required to file the same (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods under the Exchange Act); provided, however, that the Company need not send to such Holder any material for which the Company has received, or is seeking in good faith and has not been denied, confidential treatment by the SEC. Any report that the Company files with the SEC through the EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) will be deemed to be sent to the Holders at the time such report is so filed via the EDGAR system (or such successor).
Section 3.03. Rule 144A Information.
If the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act at any time when any Notes or Conversion Shares are outstanding and constitute “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144), then the Company (or its successor) will promptly provide, upon written request, to any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of such Notes or shares, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
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Section 3.04. Additional Interest.
(A) If (i) on any day occurring on or after the date that is eighteen (18) weeks after the Last Original Issue Date of any Note, the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or (ii) the registration statement registering the resale of the Conversion Shares (if any) (the “Registration Statement”) is not declared effective by the date that is eighteen (18) weeks after the Last Original Issue Date of any Note, then Additional Interest will accrue on such Note for each day during such period which such failure is continuing or until such time the Registration Statement is declared effective, as applicable.
(B) Amountand Payment of Additional Interest. Any Additional Interest that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 3.04(A) will be payable on the same dates and in the same manner as the PIK Interest on such Note and will accrue at a rate per quarter equal to one percent (1.00%) of the principal amount thereof; provided, however, that in no event will Additional Interest that may accrue as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file any document or report that it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (other than reports on Form 8-K) pursuant to Section 3.04(A), together with any Special Interest that accrues as a result of the Company’s failure to comply with its reporting obligations as set forth in Section7.03, accrue on any day on a Note at a combined rate per quarter that exceeds one percent (1.00%). For the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Interest that accrues on a Note will be in addition to the Stated Interest that accrues on such Note and, subject to the proviso of the immediately preceding sentence, in addition to any Special Interest that accrues on such Note.
(C) Noticeof Accrual of Additional Interest. The Company will send notice to the Holder of each Note of the commencement and termination of any period in which Additional Interest accrues on such Note. In addition, if Additional Interest accrues on any Note, then, no later than five (5) Business Days before each date on which such Additional Interest is to be paid, the Company will deliver a notice to the Holder of such Note stating (i) that the Company is obligated to pay Additional Interest on such Note on such date of payment; and (ii) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable on such date of payment.
(D) ExclusiveRemedy. The accrual of Additional Interest will be the exclusive remedy available to Holders for the failure of their Notes to become Freely Tradable.
Section 3.05. [Reserved].
Section 3.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Company (A) agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law (wherever or whenever enacted or in force) that may affect the covenants or the performance of these Terms and Conditions; and (B) expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law and agrees that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power granted to the Holders or the Collateral Agent by these Terms and Conditions, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
Section 3.07. [Reserved].
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Section 3.08. Existence.
Subject to Article 6, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.
Section 3.09. Incurrence of Senior Indebtedness.
The Company and each of its Subsidiaries will not incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to any Indebtedness that is or purports to be by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) senior in right of payment or security to the Notes, other than (A) Non-Recourse Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding, (B) Capitalized Lease Obligations and/or Purchase Money Obligations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding, (C) Qualified Asset Financing Facilities and (D) PFG Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided that, in each case of clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D), such Indebtedness is provided by a non-Affiliate of the Company.
Section 3.10. Limitation on Liens.
The Company will not, nor will the Company permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind on any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except (other than in the case of any books, records, ledger cards, files and correspondence that, pursuant to applicable laws, are required to be maintained by any Subsidiary of the Company in Turkey) for Permitted Liens.
Section 3.11. Collateral and Security.
(A) CollateralAgreements. The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable shall be secured (in the case of the Turkish Post-Closing Collateral and the Turkish Post-Closing US Collateral, subject to the post-closing time period specified in clause (B) below) by a valid and perfected first priority security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens, in the Collateral as provided in the Collateral Agreements.
(B) TurkishGuarantees and Collateral. No later than the date that is 120 days after the Issue Date (or such later date as the Collateral Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) Turkish Guarantees from each Subsidiary of the Company organized under Turkish law (other than Erser Gida Hafriyat Nakliyat Insaat Turizm Sanayi Ltd Sti.), (ii) all Turkish Security Instruments in respect of the Turkish Post-Closing Collateral and (iii) joinders to the Security Agreements executed by each Subsidiary of the Company organized under Turkish law, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), in form and substance substantially consistent with the corresponding documents delivered in connection with the Indenture.
(C) [Reserved].
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(D) FutureGuarantees and Collateral. If, after the Issue Date, the Company forms or acquires any new Subsidiary, or any Subsidiary that is not then a Guarantor guarantees or incurs any other Indebtedness, then, in each case, no later than thirty (30) days thereafter the Company shall cause such Subsidiary to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent (i) a joinder to the applicable Guarantee pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor on the same terms and conditions as the other Guarantors and (ii) any and all Collateral Agreements as may be necessary to cause its Issue Date Collateral to be added to the Collateral, and thereupon all provisions of these Terms and Conditions relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such properties and assets to the same extent and with the same force and effect. A Guarantee’s validity will not be affected by the failure of any officer of a Guarantor executing any such joinder on such Guarantor’s behalf to hold, at the time any Note is authenticated, the same or any other office at such Guarantor, and each Guarantee will be valid and enforceable even if no notation, certificate or other instrument is set upon or attached to, or otherwise executed and delivered to the Holder of, any Note.
(E) Recording. The Company shall, at its sole cost and expense, take or cause to be taken such actions as may be required by the Collateral Agreements, to perfect, maintain (with the priority required under the Collateral Agreements), preserve and protect the valid and enforceable, perfected (except as expressly provided herein or therein) security interests in and on all the Collateral granted by the Collateral Agreements in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as security for the obligations under the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions, the Notes and the Collateral Agreements, prior to the rights of all third Persons and subject to no other Liens, in each case other than Permitted Liens; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary under these Terms and Conditions or any Collateral Agreement, the Company shall not be required (i) to perfect the security interests and/or Liens granted by the Collateral Agreements by any means other than by (1) filings pursuant to the UCC in the office of the secretary of state (or similar filing office) of the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of the Company, (2) filings in United States government offices with respect to registered and applied for Intellectual Property arising under United States owned by the Company and (3) filing as and when required by the Turkish Security Instruments and (ii) to complete any filings or other action with respect to the perfection of the security interests, including of any intellectual property, created under the Collateral Agreements in any jurisdiction outside of the United States or Turkey. The Company shall from time to time promptly pay all financing and continuation statement recording and/or filing fees, charges and recording and similar taxes relating to these Terms and Conditions, the Collateral Agreements and any amendments hereto or thereto and any other instruments of further assurance required pursuant hereto or thereto.
(F) FurtherAssurances. Promptly following written request by the Collateral Agent which is received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company and any its Subsidiaries will (1) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Collateral Agreement or Guarantee or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof, and (2) subject to any post-closing periods provided herein or therein, do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as are necessary or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Collateral Agreements and the Guarantees, (ii) maintain the validity and effectiveness of the Collateral Agreements, the Guarantees and the Liens, including the perfection thereof, intended to be created thereunder and (iii) assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the principle rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, under any Collateral Agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or is to be a party, in each case, with respect to such actions that are necessary or that the Collateral Agent determines are reasonable in order to achieve or maintain the benefit intended to be conferred by such Collateral in relation to the costs and other resources reasonably associated with such actions.
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(G) Releaseof Collateral. Subject to the foregoing, Collateral may be released from the Liens created by the Collateral Agreements at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Collateral Agreements or as provided herein.
(H) SpecifiedReleases of Collateral. Collateral shall be released from the Liens created by the Collateral Agreements at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Collateral Agreements or as provided in these Terms and Conditions. The Liens securing the Collateral shall be automatically released without the need for further action by any Person under any one or more of the following circumstances:
(i) in part, as to any property that is sold, transferred, disbursed or otherwise disposed of by the Company or any Guarantor in a transaction not prohibited by these Terms and Conditions at the time of such sale, transfer, disbursement or disposition;
(ii) in whole or in part, with the consent of the Holders of the requisite percentage of Notes in accordance with the provisions in Section8.02; and
(iii) in whole or in part, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, and (y) in part, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Collateral Agreements.
Upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate confirming that all conditions precedent hereunder and under the Collateral Agreements have been satisfied and any instruments or releases reasonably requested and prepared by the Company, the Collateral Agent, without the consent of any Holder and at the expense of the Company, shall execute, deliver or acknowledge such instruments or releases to evidence the release from the Liens created by the Collateral Agreements of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to these Terms and Conditions and the Collateral Agreements.
(I) Releaseupon Satisfaction or Defeasance of all Secured Obligations. The Liens on all Collateral that secure the Notes shall be automatically terminated and released without the need for further action by any Person:
(i) upon payment in full in immediately available funds of the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes (other than inchoate or contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted).
Upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate confirming that all conditions precedent hereunder and under the Collateral Agreements have been satisfied and any instruments of termination, satisfaction or release reasonably requested and prepared by the Company, the Collateral Agent, without the consent of any Holder and at the expense of the Company, shall execute, deliver or acknowledge such instruments or releases to evidence the release from the Liens created by the Collateral Agreements of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to these Terms and Conditions and the Collateral Agreements.
(J) PurchaserProtected. No purchaser or grantee of any property or rights purported to have been released from the Lien of the Collateral Agreements shall be bound to ascertain the authority of the Collateral Agent to execute the release or to inquire as to the existence of any conditions herein prescribed for the exercise of such authority; nor shall any purchaser or grantee of any property or rights permitted by these Terms and Conditions to be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Company or any Subsidiary be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Company or such Subsidiary to make such sale or other disposition.
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(K) Authorizationof Actions to be Taken by Collateral Agent under the Collateral Agreements. Each Holder, by its acceptance of the Notes, appoints Callaway Capital Management LLC as Collateral Agent and consents to the terms of, directs and agrees that the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Agreements to which it is a party, and all agreements, documents and instruments incidental thereto, binding the Holders thereto, and act in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under these Terms and Conditions or the Collateral Agreements (unless agreed by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) and whenever reference is made in these Terms and Conditions to any action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression or satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood in all cases that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to make or give and shall be fully protected in not making or giving any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the Holders of at least 50.1% in aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes or the Company, as applicable. This provision is intended solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and its successors and permitted assigns and is not intended to and will not entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaim, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto. Further, the Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under these Terms and Conditions at the request or direction of any Holders, unless such Holder shall have offered, and if requested, provided to the Collateral Agent security and indemnity satisfactory to the Collateral Agent against any loss, cost, liability or expense which might be incurred by the Collateral Agent in compliance with such direction or request and then only to the extent required by the terms. No provision of these Terms and Conditions or the Collateral Agreements shall require the Collateral Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Terms and Conditions or the Collateral Agreements, in the event the Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Collateral, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action or exercise any remedy or take any such other action if the Collateral Agent has determined that the Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances unless the Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a form satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting the Collateral Agent from all such liability. The Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this clause if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Company or the Holders to be sufficient. So long as an Event of Default is not continuing, the Company may direct the Collateral Agent in writing in connection with any action required or permitted by these Terms and Conditions or the Collateral Agreements. During the continuance of an Event of Default, the requisite Holders pursuant to Section 7.06, may direct the Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by these Terms and Conditions or the Collateral Agreements. The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from a Holder or the Company referring to these Terms and Conditions, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Holders of at least 50.1% in aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes subject to this Section 3.11.
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(L) Authorizationof Receipt of Funds by the Collateral Agent under the Collateral Agreements. Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself and the Secured Parties distributed under the Collateral Agreements and, to the extent distributed in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Agreements, to make further distributions of such funds (to which the Holders are entitled under the Collateral Agreements) in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Such funds may be held on deposit in accordance with these Terms and Conditions without investment prior to such distribution and the Collateral Agent will have no liability for interest or other compensation thereon. Without any limitation to any other rights or remedies of whatever kind or nature the Collateral Agent may have (whether under the Collateral Agreements, at law, in equity or otherwise), and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Agent may foreclose or otherwise enforce the Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof).
(M) Actionby the Collateral Agent. Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Collateral Agent accords its own property and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith and with reasonable care. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for (i) the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral; (ii) the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens intended to be created by these Terms and Conditions or the Collateral Agreements in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder (except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Collateral Agent (as determined by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction)); (iii) the sufficiency of the Collateral; (iv) the validity of the title of the Company to any of the Collateral; (v) insuring the Collateral; (vi) any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions or the Collateral Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction) or (vii) any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, or any officer or Affiliate thereof, contained in these Terms and Conditions or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, these Terms and Conditions. The Company shall be responsible for the maintenance of the Collateral and for the payment of taxes, charges or assessments upon the Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent to file financing statements or continuation statements, or be responsible for maintaining the security interests purported to be created and described herein (except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it under these Terms and Conditions or the Collateral Agreements) and such responsibility shall be solely that of the Company. The Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, these Terms and Conditions or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Company or any of its Affiliates.
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(N) Compensationand Indemnity. The Company shall pay to the Collateral Agent from time to time compensation as shall be agreed to in writing by the Company and the Collateral Agent for its acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, the Collateral Agreements and services hereunder. The Company shall reimburse the Collateral Agent promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it in connection with Collateral Agent’s duties under these Terms and Conditions and the Collateral Agreements, including the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Collateral Agent’s agents and counsel, except any disbursement, advance or expense as may be attributable to the Collateral Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Company shall indemnify the Collateral Agent and any predecessor Collateral Agent and each of their agents, employees, officers and directors for, and hold them harmless against, any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (including the fees and expenses of counsel to the Collateral Agent and any environmental liabilities) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under these Terms and Conditions and the Collateral Agreements, including, without limitation (i) any claim relating to the grant to the Collateral Agent of any Lien in any property or assets of the Company and (ii) the costs and expenses of enforcing these Terms and Conditions and the Collateral Agreements against the Company (including this Section 3.11) and defending itself against or investigating any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder or thereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been attributable to its willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Collateral Agent shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Collateral Agent to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent the Company is materially prejudiced thereby. At the Collateral Agent’s sole discretion, the Company shall defend any claim or threatened claim asserted against the Collateral Agent, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent shall cooperate in the defense at the Company’s expense. The Collateral Agent may have one separate U.S. counsel (and one separate foreign counsel in each applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without their consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in these Terms and Conditions or the Collateral Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth in these Terms and Conditions or the Collateral Agreements to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Holder or the Company, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into these Terms and Conditions or the Collateral Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in these Terms and Conditions with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. The obligations of the Company under this Section 3.11 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of these Terms and Conditions and the resignation, removal or replacement of the Collateral Agent.
(O) IntercreditorAgreement. Notwithstanding anything in these Terms and Conditions, the Notes or any Collateral Agreement (other than the Intercreditor Agreement) to the contrary, it is hereby understood and agreed that (i) the Liens and security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Collateral Agreements and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent under the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions, the Notes or the Collateral Agreements and the application of any proceeds (including insurance and condemnation proceeds) of any Collateral, in each case, are subject to the limitations and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement to the extent provided therein.
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Section 3.12. [Reserved].
Section 3.13. Limitation on Restricted Payments.
(A) Without the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(i) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment, distribution or return of capital on account of the Company’s or such Subsidiaries’ Capital Stock (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or to the holders of the Company’s or such Subsidiaries’ Capital Stock in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Capital Stock of the Company); or
(ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or such Subsidiaries) any Subordinated Indebtedness (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal and interest shall be permitted) or Capital Stock of the Company or such Subsidiaries.
The payments and other actions set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) are collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”.
(B) The preceding provisions shall not prohibit:
(i) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of Capital Stock of the Company held by any present or former employee, director, officer or consultant (or the estate, heirs, family members, spouse, former spouse, domestic partner or former domestic partner of any of the foregoing) of the Company pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement (and any successor plans and arrangements thereto) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any principal and interest payable on any notes issued by the Company in connection with any such repurchase, retirement or other acquisition), or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement; provided that (1) Restricted Payments made to any present employee and any present or former director, officer or consultant (or the estate, heirs, family members, spouse, former spouse, domestic partner or former domestic partner of any of the foregoing) of the Company shall be permitted solely to the extent (A) such Restricted Payment is offered to all shareholders of the Company on a pro rata basis and (B) there shall be a corresponding adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 5.05; and (2) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause (i) shall not exceed in any calendar year $3,000,000 in the aggregate and, with respect to Restricted Payments made to any one of the foregoing persons in any calendar year, $500,000 individually; provided, further, that such amount in any calendar year shall be increased by an amount not to exceed (A) the cash proceeds from the sale of Capital Stock of the Company to current or former employees, directors or consultants of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries that occurs after the Issue Date plus (B) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the Issue Date less (C) the amount of any Restricted Payments made in any prior calendar year pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) of this clause (i);
(ii) payments to holders of Capital Stock (or to the holders of Indebtedness that is convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock upon such conversion or exchange) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares;
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(iii) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur in connection with the exercise (including by cashless exercise) or vesting of stock options or similar instruments, including to the extent necessary to pay withholding or similar taxes related to such exercise or vesting of stock options or similar instruments;
(iv) Restricted Payments paid solely in Capital Stock of the Company;
(v) the acquisition, redemption or retirement of Capital Stock in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance of, Capital Stock of the Company; or
(vi) the redemption of any warrants of the Company pursuant to Article 6 of the Warrant Agreement, dated July 8, 2021, by and between Galata Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company, and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the fair market value (determined, for purposes of this Section 3.13, by the Company in good faith or, in the case of any asset(s) valued in excess of $5.0 million with respect to Restricted Payments, by the Board of Directors of the Company) on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.
Notwithstanding anything in these Terms and Conditions to the contrary, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment (including payment of dividends, distributions or other payments) with respect to preferred stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 3.14. Asset Sales.
The Company and each of its Subsidiaries will not Dispose of any asset, including any Capital Stock owned by it (other than to the Company or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary), unless (i) the Company and/or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such asset sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets and property subject to such asset sale (such fair market value to be determined on the date of contractually agreeing to effect such asset sale) and (ii) at least 75% of the consideration paid to the Company and/or such Subsidiary from such asset sale is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided that the amount of any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Company and/or such Subsidiary in such asset sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this Section 3.14 that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) seven million and five hundred thousand dollars ($7,500,000) and (y) an amount equal to 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, shall be deemed to be cash for this purpose.
Article 4. Repurchase and Redemption
Section 4.01. No Sinking Fund.
No sinking fund is required to be provided for the Notes.
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Section 4.02. Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change.
(A) Rightof Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change. Subject to the other terms of this Section 4.02, if a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Right”) to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change for a cash purchase price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
(B) RepurchaseProhibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (including as a result of the payment of the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, and any related interest pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.02(D), on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date), then (i) the Company may not repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be returned to the Holders thereof.
(C) FundamentalChange Repurchase Date. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for any Fundamental Change will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than thirty five (35), nor less than twenty (20), Business Days after the date the Company sends the related Fundamental Change Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E).
(D) FundamentalChange Repurchase Price. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Note to be repurchased upon a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change following a Fundamental Change is an amount in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Note, plus 101% of the accrued and unpaid PIK Interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the principal amount of such Note to be repurchased shall not be increased pursuant to Section 2.05(B) in respect of any accrued and unpaid PIK Interest accrued from the previous Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, such next Interest Payment Date.
(E) FundamentalChange Notice. On or before the twentieth (20th) calendar day after the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Company will send to each Holder a notice of such Fundamental Change (a “Fundamental Change Notice”).
Such Fundamental Change Notice must state:
(i) briefly, the events causing such Fundamental Change;
(ii) the effective date of such Fundamental Change;
(iii) the procedures that a Holder must follow to require the Company to repurchase its Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02, including the deadline for exercising the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right and the procedures for submitting and withdrawing a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice;
(iv) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change;
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(v) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Fundamental Change (and, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.02(D));
(vi) the name and address of the Company;
(vii) the Conversion Rate in effect on the date of such Fundamental Change Notice and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may result from such Fundamental Change (including pursuant to Section 5.07);
(viii) that Notes for which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been duly tendered and not duly withdrawn must be delivered to the Company for the Holder thereof to be entitled to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price; and
(ix) that Notes (or any portion thereof) that are subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that has been duly tendered may be converted only if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
Neither the failure to deliver a Fundamental Change Notice nor any defect in a Fundamental Change Notice will limit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right of any Holder or otherwise affect the validity of any proceedings relating to any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.
(F) Proceduresto Exercise the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right.
(i) Deliveryof Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and Notes to Be Repurchased. To exercise its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right for a Note following a Fundamental Change, the Holder thereof must deliver to the Company:
(1) before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or such later time as may be required by law), a duly completed, written Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to such Note; and
(2) such Note, duly endorsed for transfer.
(ii) Contentsof Fundamental Change Repurchase Notices. Each Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note must state:
(1) the certificate number of such Note;
(2) the principal amount of such Note to be repurchased, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and
(3) that such Holder is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right with respect to such principal amount of such Note.
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(iii) Withdrawalof Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. A Holder that has delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note may withdraw such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the Company at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or such later time as may be required by law). Such withdrawal notice must state:
(1) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;
(2) the principal amount of such Note to be withdrawn, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and
(3) the principal amount of such Note, if any, that remains subject to such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which must be an Authorized Denomination.
Upon receipt of any such withdrawal notice with respect to a Note (or any portion thereof), the Company will, if such Note is surrendered to the Company, cause such Note (or such portion thereof in accordance with Section 2.11, treating such Note as having been then surrendered for partial repurchase in the amount set forth in such withdrawal notice as remaining subject to repurchase) to be returned to the Holder thereof.
(G) Paymentof the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Without limiting the Company’s obligation to deposit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price within the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for a Note (or portion thereof) to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the later of (i) the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; and (ii) the date such Note is delivered to the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, interest payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.02(D) on any Note to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change must be paid pursuant to such proviso regardless of whether such Note is delivered pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 4.02(G).
(H) ThirdParty May Conduct Repurchase Offer In Lieu of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, the Company will be deemed to satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.02 if one or more third parties conduct any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change and related offer to repurchase Notes otherwise required by this Section 4.02 in a manner that would have satisfied the requirements of this Section 4.02 if conducted directly by the Company, including with respect to price.
(I) NoRequirement to Conduct an Offer to Repurchase Notes if the Fundamental Change Results in the Notes Becoming Convertible into an Amountof Cash Exceeding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, the Company will not be required to send a Fundamental Change Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E), or offer to repurchase or repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02, in connection with a Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (B)(ii) (or pursuant to clause (A) that also constitutes a Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (B)(ii)) of the definition thereof, if (i) such Fundamental Change constitutes a Common Share Change Event whose Reference Property consists entirely of cash in U.S. dollars; (ii) immediately after such Fundamental Change, the Notes become convertible, pursuant to Section 5.09(A) and, if applicable, Section 5.07, into consideration that consists solely of U.S. dollars in an amount per $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes that equals or exceeds the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes (calculated assuming that the same includes the maximum amount of accrued interest payable as part of the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Price); and (iii) the Company timely sends the notice relating to such Common Share Change Event required pursuant to Section 5.09(B) and includes, in such notice, the information set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (vi), (vii) and (x) of Section 4.02(E) and a statement that the Company is relying on this Section 4.02(I).
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(J) Compliancewith Applicable Securities Laws. To the extent applicable, the Company will comply, in all material respects, with all federal and state securities laws in connection with a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (including complying with Rules 13e-4 and 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and filing any required Schedule TO, to the extent applicable) so as to permit effecting such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in the manner set forth in these Terms and Conditions; provided, however, that, to the extent that the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 4.02 conflict with any law or regulation that is applicable to the Company and enacted after the Issue Date, the Company’s compliance with such law or regulation will not be considered to be a Default of such obligations.
(K) Repurchasein Part. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.02, Notes may be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Section 4.02 applying to the repurchase of a Note in whole will equally apply to the repurchase of a permitted portion of a Note.
Section 4.03. Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes.
(A) NoRight to Redeem Before October 31, 2027. The Company may not redeem the Notes at its option at any time before October 31, 2027.
(B) Rightto Redeem the Notes on or After October 31, 2027. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.03, the Company has the right, at its election, to redeem all, or any portion (subject to the Partial Redemption Limitation described in Section 4.03(C)) in an Authorized Denomination, of the Notes, at any time, and from time to time, on a Redemption Date on or after October 31, 2027 and before the Maturity Date, for a cash purchase price equal to the Redemption Price, but only if (1) the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share exceeds the Optional Redemption Trigger, in each case, on (x) each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption; and (y) the Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Notice Date and (2) the Liquidity Conditions have been satisfied. For the avoidance of doubt, the calling of any Notes for Redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change with respect to such Notes pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof.
(C) PartialRedemption Limitation. If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all of the outstanding Notes, at least fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) aggregate principal amount of Notes must be outstanding and not subject to Redemption as of the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption (such requirement, the “Partial Redemption Limitation”).
(D) RedemptionProhibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Redemption Date (including as a result of the payment of the related Redemption Price, and any related interest pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.03(F), on such Redemption Date), then (i) the Company may not call for Redemption or otherwise redeem any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Redemption to be returned to the Holders thereof.
(E) RedemptionDate. The Redemption Date for any Redemption will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than sixty (60), nor less than thirty (30), calendar days after the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption.
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(F) RedemptionPrice. The Redemption Price for any Note called for Redemption is an amount in cash equal to the principal amount of such Note plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date for such Redemption; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that if such Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed shall not be increased pursuant to Section 2.05(B) in respect of any accrued and unpaid PIK Interest accrued from the previous Interest Payment Date to, but excluding such next Interest Payment Date.
(G) RedemptionNotice. To call any Notes for Redemption, the Company must send to each Holder of such Notes, a written notice of such Redemption (a “Redemption Notice”).
Such Redemption Notice must state:
(i) that such Notes have been called for Redemption, briefly describing the Company’s Redemption right under these Terms and Conditions;
(ii) the Redemption Date for such Redemption;
(iii) the Redemption Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Redemption (and, if the Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.03(F));
(iv) the name and address of the Company;
(v) that Notes called for Redemption may be converted at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full); and
(vi) the Conversion Rate in effect on the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may result from such Redemption (including pursuant to Section 5.07).
(H) Selectionand Conversion of Notes to Be Redeemed in Part.
(i) If less than all Notes then outstanding are called for Redemption, then the Notes to be redeemed will be selected as follows: pro rata, by lot or by such other method the Company considers fair and appropriate.
(ii) If only a portion of a Note is subject to Redemption and such Note is converted in part, then the converted portion of such Note will be deemed to be from the portion of such Note that was subject to Redemption.
(I) Paymentof the Redemption Price. Without limiting the Company’s obligation to deposit the Redemption Price by the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Redemption Price for a Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the applicable Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, interest payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.03(F) on any Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption must be paid pursuant to such proviso.
(J) SpecialProvisions for Partial Calls. If the Company elects to redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes pursuant to this Section4.03, and the Holder of any Note is reasonably not able to determine, before the Close of Business on the tenth (10th) calendar day immediately before the Redemption Date for such Redemption, whether such Note, is to be redeemed pursuant to such Redemption, then any conversion of such Note with a Conversion Date occurring on or before Business Day immediately before such Redemption Date will be deemed to be of a Note called for Provisional Redemption for purposes of this Section 4.03 and Section 5.07, and the definition of “Make-Whole Fundamental Change.”
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Article 5. Conversion
Section 5.01. Right to Convert.
(A) Generally. Subject to the provisions of this Article 5, each Holder may, at its option, convert such Holder’s Notes into Conversion Consideration.
(B) Conversionsin Part. Subject to the terms of these Terms and Conditions, Notes may be converted in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Article 5 applying to the conversion of a Note in whole will equally apply to conversions of a permitted portion of a Note.
(C) WhenNotes May Be Converted.
(i) Generally. A Holder may convert its Notes at any time until the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date; provided that if a Holder elects to convert its Notes in an aggregate principal amount of less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), then the Conversion Date for such Notes shall be the last Business Day of the calendar month in which the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A) to convert such Notes are satisfied. Notwithstanding any earlier satisfaction of the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A), the Conversion Date hereunder shall be the last Business Day of the calendar month in which the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A) to convert such Notes are satisfied for all purposes.
(ii) Limitationsand Closed Periods. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions or the Notes:
(1) Notes may be surrendered for conversion only after the Open of Business and before the Close of Business on a day that is a Business Day;
(2) in no event may any Note be converted after the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date;
(3) if the Company calls any Note for Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03, then the Holder of such Note may not convert such Note after the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the applicable Redemption Date, except to the extent the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price for such Note in accordance with these Terms and Conditions; and
(4) if a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is validly delivered pursuant to Section 4.02(F) with respect to any Note, then such Note may not be converted, except to the extent (a) such Note is not subject to such notice; (b) such notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 4.02(F); or (c) the Company fails to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for such Note in accordance with these Terms and Conditions (or a third party fails to make such payment in lieu of the Company in accordance with the provisions described in Section 4.02(H)).
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(D) BeneficialOwnership Limitation. A Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of its Notes, to the extent that, after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable conversion notice (a “Conversion Notice”), such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes (or portion thereof) with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Common Shares which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Notes beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, the Notes) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 5.01(D), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 5.01(D) applies, the determination of whether the Notes are convertible (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and the aggregate principal amount of Notes that are convertible shall be in the sole discretion of such Holder, and the submission of a Conversion Notice shall be deemed to be such Holder’s determination of whether the Notes identified therein may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and the aggregate principal amount of Notes that are convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, each Holder will be deemed to represent to the Company each time it delivers a Conversion Notice that such Conversion Notice has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 5.01(D), in determining the number of outstanding Common Shares, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding Common Shares as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the SEC, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Company setting forth the number of Common Shares outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder (which may be via email), the Company shall, within two Trading Days, confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of Common Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding Common Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including the Notes, by such Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding Common Shares was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall initially be 9.99% of the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes (or portion thereof) held by the applicable Holder. A Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section5.01(D) applicable to its Notes provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 19.99% of the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Common Shares upon conversion of the Notes held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 5.01(D) shall continue to apply. Any such increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and shall only apply to such Holder and no other Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 5.01(D) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of Notes.
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Section 5.02. Conversion Procedures.
(A) Generally.
(i) [Reserved].
(ii) PhysicalNotes. To convert all or a portion of a Physical Note, the Holder of such Note must (1) complete, manually sign and deliver to the Company the conversion notice attached to such Physical Note or a facsimile of such conversion notice; (2) deliver such Physical Note to the Company (at which time such conversion will become irrevocable); (3) furnish any endorsements and transfer documents that the Company may require; and (4) pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 5.02(E).
(B) Effectof Converting a Note. At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for a Note (or any portion thereof) to be converted, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section5.03(A) or 5.02(D), upon such conversion) be deemed to cease to be outstanding (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no Person will be deemed to be a Holder of such Note (or such portion thereof) as of the Close of Business on such Conversion Date), except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D).
(C) Holderof Record of Conversion Shares. The Person in whose name any Common Shares are issuable upon conversion of any Note will be deemed to become the holder of record of such share as of the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for such conversion.
(D) InterestPayable Upon Conversion in Certain Circumstances. If the Conversion Date of a Note is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, the principal amount of such Note to be converted shall not be increased pursuant to Section 2.05(B) in respect of any accrued and unpaid PIK Interest accrued from the previous Interest Payment Date to, but excluding such Interest Payment Date; provided, however, that the principal amount of such Note to be converted shall be increased pursuant to Section2.05(B) in respect of any accrued and unpaid PIK Interest accrued from the previous Interest Payment Date to, but excluding such Interest Payment Date (v) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; (w) if such Conversion Date occurs after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date; (x) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; or (y) to the extent of any overdue interest or interest that has accrued on any overdue interest. For the avoidance of doubt, as a result of, and without limiting the generality of, the foregoing, if a Note is converted with a Conversion Date that is after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, then the Company will pay, as provided above, the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, the Maturity Date by increasing the principal amount of such Note to be converted by an amount equal to such interest that would have accrued on such Note. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Conversion Date of a Note to be converted is on an Interest Payment Date, then the principal amount of such Note to be converted shall be increased pursuant to Section 2.05(B) in respect of any accrued and unpaid PIK Interest accrued from the previous Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date.
(E) Taxesand Duties. If a Holder converts a Note, the Company will pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or duty due on the issue or delivery of any Common Shares upon such conversion; provided, however, that if any tax or duty is due because such Holder requested such shares to be registered in a name other than such Holder’s name, then such Holder will pay such tax or duty and, until having received a sum sufficient to pay such tax or duty, the Company may refuse to deliver any such shares to be issued in a name other than that of such Holder.
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Section 5.03. Settlement Upon Conversion.
(A) ConversionConsideration.
(i) Generally. Subject to Sections 5.03(A)(ii) and 5.03(A)(iii), the type and amount of consideration (the “Conversion Consideration”) due in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of a Note to be converted will be a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date for such conversion:
(ii) Cashin Lieu of Fractional Shares. If the number of Common Shares deliverable pursuant to Section 5.03(A)(i) upon conversion of any Note is not a whole number, then such number will be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the Company will deliver, in addition to the other consideration due upon such conversion, cash in lieu of the related fractional share in an amount equal to the product of (1) such fraction and (2) the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share on the Conversion Date for such conversion (or, if such Conversion Date is not a Trading Day, the immediately preceding Trading Day).
(iii) Conversionof Multiple Notes by a Single Holder. If a Holder converts more than one (1) Note on a single Conversion Date, then the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such conversion will be computed based on the total principal amount of Notes converted on such Conversion Date by such Holder.
(B) Deliveryof the Conversion Consideration. Except as set forth in Sections 5.05(E) and 5.09, the Company will pay or issue, as applicable, the Conversion Consideration due upon the conversion of any Note to the Holder on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after the Conversion Date for such conversion.
(C) DeemedPayment of Principal and Interest; Settlement of Accrued Interest Notwithstanding Conversion. If a Holder converts a Note, then the Company will not adjust the Conversion Rate to account for any accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, and, except as provided in Section5.02(D), the Company’s delivery of the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such conversion will be deemed to fully satisfy and discharge the Company’s obligation to pay the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, such Note to, but excluding the Conversion Date. As a result, except as provided in Section 5.02(D), any accrued and unpaid interest on a converted Note will be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited.
Section 5.04. Reserve and Status of Common Share Issued Upon Conversion.
(A) StockReserve. At all times when any Notes are outstanding, the Company will reserve (out of its authorized and not outstanding Common Shares that are not reserved for other purposes) a number of Common Shares as may from time to time be issuable upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with its terms and conditions, assuming the Conversion Rate is increased by the maximum amount pursuant to which the Conversion Rate may be increased pursuant to Section 5.07. To the extent the Company transfers Common Shares held in its treasury in settlement of the conversion of any Notes, each reference in these Terms and Conditions or the Notes to the issuance of Common Shares in connection therewith will be deemed to include such transfer, mutatis mutandis.
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(B) Statusof Conversion Shares; Listing. Each Conversion Share delivered upon conversion of any Note will be a newly issued or treasury share (except that any Conversion Share delivered by a designated financial institution pursuant to Section 5.08 need not be a newly issued or treasury share) and will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, free from preemptive rights and free of any lien or adverse claim (except to the extent of any lien or adverse claim created by the action or inaction of the Holder of such Note or the Person to whom such Conversion Share will be delivered). If the Common Shares are then listed on any securities exchange, or quoted on any inter-dealer quotation system, then the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Conversion Share, when delivered upon conversion of any Note, to be admitted for listing on such exchange or quotation on such system.
Section 5.05. Adjustments to the Conversion Rate.
(A) On the Reset Date, the Conversion Rate will be reset to the Reset Conversion Rate.
(B) EventsRequiring an Adjustment to the Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate will be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(i) StockDividends, Splits and Combinations. If the Company issues solely Common Shares as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all Common Shares, or if the Company effects a share split or a share consolidation of the Common Share (in each case excluding an issuance solely pursuant to a Common Share Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply), then the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:

where:
| CR0 = | the<br>Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately<br>before the Open of Business on the effective date of such share split or a share consolidation, as applicable; |
|---|---|
| CR1 = | the<br>Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or the Open of Business on such effective date,<br>as applicable; |
| --- | --- |
| OS0 = | the<br>number of Common Shares outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable,<br>without giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or a share consolidation; and |
| --- | --- |
| OS1 = | the<br>number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or a share consolidation. |
| --- | --- |
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If any dividend, distribution, share split or a share consolidation of the type described in this Section 5.05(B)(i) is declared or announced, but not so paid or made, then the Conversion Rate will be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution or to effect such share split or a share consolidation, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had such dividend, distribution, share split or a share consolidation not been declared or announced.
(ii) Rights,Options and Warrants. If the Company distributes, to all or substantially all holders of Common Shares, rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, as to which Sections 5.05(B)(iii)(1) and 5.05(G) will apply) entitling such holders, for a period of not more than sixty (60) calendar days after the date such distribution is announced, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

where:
| CR0 = | the<br>Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; |
|---|---|
| CR1 = | the<br> Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date; |
| --- | --- |
| OS = | the<br> number of Common Shares outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend<br> Date; |
| --- | --- |
| X = | the<br> total number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and |
| --- | --- |
| Y = | a<br> number of Common Shares obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate price payable to exercise<br> such rights, options or warrants by (y) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per<br> Common Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading<br> Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced. |
| --- | --- |
To the extent such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Conversion Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of only the rights, options or warrants, if any, actually distributed. In addition, to the extent that Common Shares are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants (including as a result of such rights, options or warrants not being exercised), the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Conversion Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of Common Shares actually delivered upon exercise of such rights, option or warrants.
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For purposes of this Section 5.05(B)(ii), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle holders of Common Shares to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date the distribution of such rights, options or warrants is announced, and in determining the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, there will be taken into account any consideration the Company receives for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration, if not cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.
(iii) Spin-Offsand Other Distributed Property.
(1) DistributionsOther than Spin-Offs. If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other assets or property of the Company, or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock of the Company or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Share, excluding:
(u) dividends, distributions, rights, options or warrants for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(D)) pursuant to Section 5.05(B)(i) or 5.05(B)(ii);
(v) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(D)) pursuant to Section 5.05(B)(iv);
(w) rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, except to the extent provided in Section 5.05(G);
(x) Spin-Offs for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(D)) pursuant to Section 5.05(B)(iii)(2);
(y) a distribution solely pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Shares, as to which Section 5.05(B)(v) will apply; and
(z) a distribution solely pursuant to a Common Share Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply,
then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

where:
| CR0 = | the<br>Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; |
|---|---|
| CR1 = | the<br> Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date; |
| --- | --- |
| SP = | the<br> average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading<br> Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date;<br> and |
| --- | --- |
| FMV = | the<br> fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors), as of such Ex-Dividend Date,<br> of the Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants<br> distributed per Common Share pursuant to such distribution; |
| --- | --- |
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provided, however, that if FMV is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the Record Date for such distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Shares, and without having to convert its Notes, the amount and kind of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such Record Date, a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such Record Date.
To the extent such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the distribution, if any, actually made or paid.
For purposes of this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1) (and subject to Section 5.05(G)), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of the Common Shares entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, including Common Shares (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”): (x) are deemed to be transferred with such Common Shares; (y) are not exercisable; and (z) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Shares, will be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants will be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate will be made pursuant to this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed before the Issue Date, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event will be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Dividend Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case, the existing rights, options or warrants will be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1) was made, (x) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (I) the Conversion Rate will be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued; and (II) the Conversion Rate will then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Shares with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Shares as of the date of such redemption or purchase; and (y) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.
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(2) Spin-Offs. If the Company distributes or dividends Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to an Affiliate, a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares (other than solely pursuant to (x) a Common Share Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply; or (y) a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Shares, as to which Section 5.05(B)(v) will apply), and such Capital Stock or equity interests are listed or quoted (or will be listed or quoted upon the consummation of the transaction) on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

| where: | |
|---|---|
| CR0 = | the<br>Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such<br>Spin-Off; |
| --- | --- |
| CR1 = | the<br>Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period; |
| --- | --- |
| FMV = | the<br> product of (x) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share or unit of the Capital<br> Stock or equity interests distributed in such Spin-Off over the ten (10) consecutive Trading<br> Day period (the “Spin-Off Valuation Period”) beginning on, and including,<br> the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off (such average to be determined as if references to<br> Common Share in the definitions of Last Reported Sale Price, Trading Day and Market Disruption<br> Event were instead references to such Capital Stock or equity interests); and (y) the number<br> of shares or units of such Capital Stock or equity interests distributed per Common Share<br> in such Spin-Off; and |
| --- | --- |
| SP = | the<br> average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for each Trading Day in the Spin-Off<br> Valuation Period. |
| --- | --- |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(2), if the Conversion Date for a Note to be converted occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Consideration for such conversion, such Spin-Off Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such Conversion Date.
To the extent any dividend or distribution of the type set forth in this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(2) is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.
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(iv) CashDividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of Common Shares, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

where:
| CR0 = | the<br>Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; |
|---|---|
| CR1 = | the<br>Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date; |
| --- | --- |
| SP = | the<br> Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share on the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend<br> Date; and |
| --- | --- |
| D = | the<br> cash amount distributed per Common Share in such dividend or distribution; |
| --- | --- |
provided, however, that if D is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Shares, and without having to convert its Notes, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such Record Date, a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such Record Date.
To the extent such dividend or distribution is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.
(v) TenderOffers or Exchange Offers. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Shares (other than solely pursuant to an odd-lot tender offer pursuant to Rule 13e-4(h)(5) under the Exchange Act), and the value (determined as of the Expiration Time by the Board of Directors) of the cash and other consideration paid per Common Share in such tender or exchange offer exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share on the Trading Day immediately after the last date (the “Expiration Date”) on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

where:
| CR0 = | the<br>Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period<br>for such tender or exchange offer; |
|---|---|
| CR1 = | the<br>Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period; |
| --- | --- |
| AC = | the<br> aggregate value (determined as of the time (the “Expiration Time”) such<br> tender or exchange offer expires by the Board of Directors) of all cash and other consideration<br> paid or payable for Common Shares purchased or exchanged in such tender or exchange offer; |
| --- | --- |
| OS0 = | the<br>number of Common Shares outstanding immediately before the Expiration Time (including all Common Shares accepted for purchase or exchange<br>in such tender or exchange offer); |
| --- | --- |
| OS1 = | the<br>number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (excluding all Common Shares accepted for purchase or exchange<br>in such tender or exchange offer); and |
| --- | --- |
| SP = | the<br> average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share over the ten (10) consecutive Trading<br> Day period (the “Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period”) beginning on,<br> and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date; |
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provided, however, that the Conversion Rate will in no event be adjusted down pursuant to this Section 5.05(B)(v), except to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(B)(v), if the Conversion Date for a Note to be converted occurs during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Consideration for such conversion, such Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date to, and including, such Conversion Date.
To the extent such tender or exchange offer is announced but not consummated (including as a result of the Company being precluded from consummating such tender or exchange offer under applicable law), or any purchases or exchanges of Common Shares in such tender or exchange offer are rescinded, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the purchases or exchanges of Common Shares, if any, actually made, and not rescinded, in such tender or exchange offer.
(C) NoAdjustments in Certain Cases.
(i) WhereHolders Participate in the Transaction or Event Without Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.05(A), the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of a transaction or other event otherwise requiring an adjustment pursuant to Section 5.05(A) (other than a share split or share consolidation of the type set forth in Section 5.05(B)(i) or a tender or exchange offer of the type set forth in Section 5.05(B)(v)) if each Holder participates, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Shares, and solely by virtue of being a Holder of Notes, in such transaction or event without having to convert such Holder’s Notes and as if such Holder held a number of Common Shares equal to the product of (i) the Conversion Rate in effect on the related Record Date; and (ii) the aggregate principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder on such date.
(ii) CertainEvents. The Company will not be required to adjust the Conversion Rate except as provided in Section 5.05 or Section 5.07. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of:
(1) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.05, the sale of Common Shares for a purchase price that is less than the market price Common Share or less than the Conversion Price;
(2) the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in Common Shares under any such plan;
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(3) the issuance of any Common Shares or options or rights to purchase Common Shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of, or assumed by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(4) the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any option, warrant, right or convertible or exchangeable security of the Company outstanding as of the Issue Date;
(5) solely a change in the par value of the Common Share; or
(6) accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes.
(D) If an adjustment to the Conversion Rate otherwise required by this Article 5 would result in a change of less than one percent (1%) to the Conversion Rate, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, the Company may, at its election, defer such adjustment, except that all such deferred adjustments must be given effect immediately upon the earliest of the following: (i) when all such deferred adjustments would result in an aggregate change of at least one percent (1%) to the Conversion Rate; (ii) the Conversion Date of any Note; (iii) the effective date of a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date and (iv) the date the Company calls any Notes for Redemption.
(E) AdjustmentsNot Yet Effective. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions or the Notes, if:
(i) a Note is to be converted;
(ii) the Record Date, effective date or Expiration Time for any event that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section5.05(A) has occurred on or before the Conversion Date for such conversion, but an adjustment to the Conversion Rate for such event has not yet become effective as of such Conversion Date;
(iii) the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion includes any whole Common Shares; and
(iv) such shares are not entitled to participate in such event (because they were not held on the related Record Date or otherwise),
then, solely for purposes of such conversion, the Company will, without duplication, give effect to such adjustment on such Conversion Date. In such case, if the date on which the Company is otherwise required to deliver the consideration due upon such conversion is before the first date on which the amount of such adjustment can be determined, then the Company will delay the settlement of such conversion until the second (2nd) Business Day after such first date.
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(F) Conversion Rate Adjustments where Converting Holders Participate in the Relevant Transaction or Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions or the Notes, if:
(i) a Conversion Rate adjustment for any dividend or distribution becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date pursuant to Section 5.05(A);
(ii) a Note is to be converted;
(iii) the Conversion Date for such conversion occurs on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or before the related Record Date;
(iv) the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion includes any whole Common Shares based on a Conversion Rate that is adjusted for such dividend or distribution; and
(v) such shares would be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution (including pursuant to Section 5.02(C)),
then (x) such Conversion Rate adjustment will not be given effect for such conversion; (y) the Common Shares issuable upon such conversion based on such unadjusted Conversion Rate will not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution; and (z) there will be added, to the Conversion Consideration otherwise due upon such conversion, the same kind and amount of consideration that would have been delivered in such dividend or distribution with respect to such Common Shares had such shares been entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution.
(G) StockholderRights Plans. If any Common Shares are to be issued upon conversion of any Note and, at the time of such conversion, the Company has in effect any stockholder rights plan, then the Holder of such Note will be entitled to receive, in addition to, and concurrently with the delivery of, the Conversion Consideration otherwise payable under these Terms and Conditions upon such conversion, the rights set forth in such stockholder rights plan, unless such rights have separated from the Common Shares at such time, in which case, and only in such case, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1) on account of such separation as if, at the time of such separation, the Company had made a distribution of the type referred to in such Section to all holders of the Common Shares, subject to potential readjustment in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1).
(H) Limitationon Effecting Transactions Resulting in Certain Adjustments. The Company will not engage in or be a party to any transaction or event that would require the Conversion Rate to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A) or Section 5.07 to an amount that would result in the Conversion Price per share of Common Share being less than the par value per share of Common Share.
(I) EquitableAdjustments to Prices. Whenever any provision of these Terms and Conditions requires the Company to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices or the Daily VWAPs, over a span of multiple days (including to calculate the Stock Price or an adjustment to the Conversion Rate), the Company will make appropriate adjustments to such calculations to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, effective date or Expiration Date, as applicable, of such event occurs, at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices or the Daily VWAPs are to be calculated.
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(J) Calculationof Number of Outstanding Shares of Common Share. For purposes of Section 5.05(A), the number of Common Shares outstanding at any time will (i) include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Common Shares; and (ii) exclude Common Shares held in the Company’s treasury (unless the Company pays any dividend or makes any distribution on Common Shares held in its treasury).
(K) Calculations. All calculations with respect to the Conversion Rate and adjustments thereto will be made to the nearest 1/10,000th of a Common Share (with 5/100,000ths rounded upward).
(L) Noticeof Conversion Rate Adjustments. Upon the effectiveness of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A), the Company will promptly send notice to the Holders containing (i) a brief description of the transaction or other event on account of which such adjustment was made; (ii) the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after such adjustment; and (iii) the effective time of such adjustment.
Section 5.06. Voluntary Adjustments.
(A) Generally. To the extent permitted by law and applicable stock exchange rules, the Company, from time to time, may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate by any amount if (i) the Board of Directors determines that such increase is either (x) in the best interest of the Company; or (y) advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax imposed on holders of Common Shares or rights to purchase Common Shares as a result of any dividend or distribution of (or rights to acquire) Common Shares or any similar event; (ii) such increase is in effect for a period of at least twenty (20) Business Days; and (iii) such increase is irrevocable during such period.
(B) Noticeof Voluntary Increases. If the Board of Directors determines to increase the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.06(A), then, at least fifteen (15) Business Days before such increase, the Company will send notice to each Holder of such increase, the amount thereof and the period during which such increase will be in effect.
Section 5.07. Adjustments to the Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
(A) Generally. If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs and the Conversion Date for the conversion of a Note occurs during the related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then, subject to this Section 5.07, the Conversion Rate applicable to such conversion will be increased by a number of shares (the “Additional Shares”) equal to zero.
For the avoidance of doubt, but subject to Section 4.03(J), (x) the sending of a Redemption Notice will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change only with respect to the Notes called for Provisional Redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice, and not with respect to any other Notes; and (y) the Conversion Rate applicable to the Notes not so called for Provisional Redemption will not be subject to increase pursuant to this Section 5.07 on account of such Redemption Notice.
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(B) Adjustmentof Stock Prices and Number of Additional Shares. The Stock Prices in the first row (i.e., the column headers) of the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Price is adjusted as a result of the operation of Section 5.05(A). The numbers of Additional Shares in the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Rate is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A).
(C) Noticeof the Occurrence of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change. If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof, then, promptly and in no event later than the Business Day immediately after the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company will notify the Holders of the occurrence of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change and of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date, briefly stating the circumstances under which the Conversion Rate will be increased pursuant to this Section 5.07 in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change. The Company will notify the Holders of each Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof in accordance with Section4.03(G).
Section 5.08. Exchange in Lieu of Conversion.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, and subject to the terms of this Section 5.08, if a Note is submitted for conversion, the Company may elect to arrange to have such Note exchanged in lieu of conversion by a financial institution designated by the Company. To make such election, the Company must send notice of such election to the Holder of such Note before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date for such Note. If the Company has made such election, then:
(A) no later than the Business Day immediately following such Conversion Date, the Company must deliver such Note, together with delivery instructions for the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion (including wire instructions, if applicable), to a financial institution designated by the Company that has agreed to deliver such Conversion Consideration in the manner and at the time the Company would have had to deliver the same pursuant to this Article 5; and
(B) such Note will not cease to be outstanding by reason of such exchange in lieu of conversion;
provided, however, that if such financial institution does not accept such Note or fails to timely deliver such Conversion Consideration, then the Company will be responsible for delivering such Conversion Consideration in the manner and at the time provided in this Article5 as if the Company had not elected to make an exchange in lieu of conversion.
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Section 5.09. Effect of Common Share Change Event.
(A) Generally. If there occurs any:
(i) recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Share (other than (x) changes solely resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of the Common Share, (y) a change only in par value or from par value to no par value or no par value to par value and (z) share splits and share consolidations that do not involve the issuance of any other series or class of securities);
(ii) consolidation, merger, combination or binding or statutory share exchange involving the Company;
(iii) sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person, other than transfers to, from, between or among the Company and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries that has provided a guarantee of the Company’s obligations in respect of the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions and the Notes; or
(iv) other similar event,
and, as a result of which, the Common Shares are converted into, or is exchanged for, or represents solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property, or any combination of the foregoing (such an event, a “Common Share Change Event,” and such other securities, cash or property, the “Reference Property,” and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one (1) Common Share would be entitled to receive on account of such Common Share Change Event (without giving effect to any arrangement not to issue or deliver a fractional portion of any security or other property), a “Reference Property Unit”), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions or the Notes,
(1) from and after the effective time of such Common Share Change Event, (I) the Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of any Note, will be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of Common Shares in this Article 5 (or in any related definitions) were instead a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; (II) for purposes of Section 4.03(B), each reference to any number of Common Shares in such Section (or in any related definitions) will instead be deemed to be a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; (III) for purposes of the definition of “Record Date,” the term “Common Share” will be deemed to refer to any class of securities forming part of such Reference Property; and (IV) for purposes of the definitions of “Fundamental Change” and “Make-Whole Fundamental Change,” references to “Common Share” and the Company’s “Common Equity” will be deemed to refer to the Common Equity (including depositary receipts representing Common Equity), if any, forming part of such Reference Property;
(2) if such Reference Property Unit consists entirely of cash, then the Company will pay the cash due in respect of all conversions whose Conversion Date occurs on or after the effective date of such Common Share Change Event no later than the second (2^nd^) Business Day after the relevant Conversion Date; and
(3) for these purposes, the Last Reported Sale Price of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of securities will be the fair value of such Reference Property Unit or portion thereof, as applicable, determined in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner by the Board of Directors of the Company (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).
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If the Reference Property consists of more than a single type of consideration to be determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election, then the composition of the Reference Property Unit will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received, per Common Share, by the holders of Common Shares. The Company will notify Holders of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.
At or before the effective time of such Common Share Change Event, the Company and the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company) of such Common Share Change Event (the “Successor Person”) will execute and deliver to the Holders such instrument(s) or other document(s) as may be necessary or reasonable to give effect to the provisions of this Section 5.09(A), including to (x) provide for subsequent conversions of Notes in the manner set forth in this Section 5.09; (y) provide for subsequent adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) in a manner consistent with this Section 5.09; and (z) contain such other provisions, if any, that the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders and to give effect to the provisions of this Section 5.09(A). If the Reference Property includes shares of stock or other securities or assets (other than cash) of a Person other than the Successor Person, then such other Person will also execute such instrument(s) or other document(s) and the same will contain such additional provisions, if any, that the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to protect the interests of the Holders.
(B) Noticeof Common Share Change Events. The Company will provide notice of each Common Share Change Event to Holders no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the effective date of such Common Share Change Event.
(C) ComplianceCovenant. The Company will not become a party to any Common Share Change Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section5.09.
Article 6. Successors
Section 6.01. When the Company May Merge, Etc.
The Company will not consolidate with or merge with or into, or (directly, or indirectly through one or more of its Subsidiaries) sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person (a “Business Combination Event”), unless:
(A) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person either (x) is the Company or (y) if not the Company, is a corporation (the “SuccessorCorporation”) duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that expressly assumes (by executing and delivering to the Holders, at or before the effective time of such Business Combination Event, the appropriate instrument(s) or other document(s)) all of the Company’s obligations under the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions and the Notes; and
(B) immediately after giving effect to such Business Combination Event, no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing.
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Section 6.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.
At the effective time of any Business Combination Event that complies with Section 6.01, the Successor Corporation will succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions and the Notes with the same effect as if such Successor Corporation had been named as the Company in the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions and the Notes, and, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Company will be discharged from its obligations under the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions and the Notes.
Section 6.03. Exclusion for Certain Asset Transfers.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 6, this Article 6 will not apply to any transfer of assets between or among the Company and any one or more of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries that has provided a guarantee of the Company’s obligations in respect of the Note Subscription Agreement, these Terms and Conditions and the Notes and that is not effected by merger or consolidation.
Article 7. Defaults and Remedies
Section 7.01. Events of Default.
(A) Definitionof Events of Default. “Event of Default” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) a default in the payment when due (whether at maturity, upon Redemption or upon Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or otherwise) of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, any Note;
(ii) a default for thirty (30) consecutive days in the payment of interest;
(iii) the Company’s failure to deliver, when required by these Terms and Conditions, a Fundamental Change Notice, or a notice pursuant to Section 5.07(C), if such failure is not cured within three (3) Business Days after its occurrence;
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) a default in the Company’s obligation to convert a Note in accordance with Article 5 upon the exercise of the conversion right with respect thereto, if such default is not cured within three (3) Business Days after its occurrence;
(vi) a default in the Company’s obligations under Article 6;
(vii) a default in any of the Company’s obligations or agreements under these Terms and Conditions or the Notes (other than a default set forth in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section 7.01(A)) where such default is not cured or waived within sixty (60) days after notice to the Company by any Holder, which notice must specify such default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”;
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(viii) a default by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries with respect to any one or more mortgages, agreements or other instruments under which there is outstanding, or by which there is secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed (other than Non-Recourse Debt) of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, whether such indebtedness exists as of the Issue Date or is thereafter created, where such default:
(1) constitutes a failure to pay the principal of or interest on such indebtedness when due and payable at its stated maturity or payment date, as applicable, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, in each case after the expiration of any applicable grace period; or
(2) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable before its stated maturity,
(3) in each case where such default is not cured or waived within thirty (30) days after notice to the Company by any Holder;
(ix) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, either:
(1) commences a voluntary case or proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or any such Significant Subsidiary;
(2) consents to the entry of an order for any such relief under clause (1) above against it in an involuntary case or proceeding;
(3) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property in such case or proceeding described under clause (1) or clause (2) above;
(4) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(5) takes any comparable action to clauses (1) to (4) above under any applicable foreign Bankruptcy Law; or
(6) generally is not paying its debts as they become due;
(7) it meets any of the criteria for the insolvency and declaration of its bankruptcy specified by Turkish Execution and Bankruptcy Law or other applicable law of the Republic of Turkey (including Article 376 of the Turkish Commercial Code (Law No.6102) but only when the general assembly of shareholders and/or the board of directors of such Significant Subsidiary that has become has failed to take the necessary actions to remedy the insolvency (technical bankruptcy) situation; or
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(8) it makes a general assignment of its assets for the benefit of its creditors including pursuant to Article 309(a) of the Turkish Execution and Bankruptcy Law.
(x) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that either:
(1) is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or any such Significant Subsidiary;
(2) appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or for any substantial part of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries;
(3) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or
(4) grants any similar relief under any foreign Bankruptcy Law,
and, in each case under this Section 7.01(A)(x), such order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for at least sixty (60) days;
(xi) (x) any material provision of these Terms and Conditions, any Guarantee, or any Collateral Agreement with respect to the Notes, at any time, (a) ceases to be in full force and effect for any reason other than in accordance with the terms of these Terms and Conditions, the Guarantees or the Collateral Agreements, as applicable, or (b) is declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, (y) the Company or any Guarantor contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any material provision of these Terms and Conditions, any Guarantee, or any Collateral Agreement or (z) the Company or any Guarantor denies in writing that it has any further liability under these Terms and Conditions, any Guarantee or any Collateral Agreement or gives written notice to revoke or rescind such agreement or the perfected Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Agreements with respect to the Notes, other than in accordance with the terms of these Terms and Conditions, the Guarantees and the Collateral Agreements; or
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(xii) any Collateral Agreement covering a material portion of the Collateral for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof) ceases to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien on, and security interest in, any material Collateral covered thereby with respect to the Notes, subject to Permitted Liens, except to the extent that any such perfection or priority is not required pursuant to these Terms and Conditions, the Guarantees and the Collateral Agreements, as applicable, or results from the failure of the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Agreements.
(B) CauseIrrelevant. Each of the events set forth in Section 7.01(A) will constitute an Event of Default regardless of the cause thereof or whether voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.
Section 7.02. Acceleration.
(A) AutomaticAcceleration in Certain Circumstances. If an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(ix) or 7.01(A)(x) occurs with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company), then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by any Person.
(B) OptionalAcceleration. Subject to Section 7.03, if an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(ix) or 7.01(A)(x) with respect to the Company and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company) occurs and is continuing, then any Holder, by notice to the Company, may declare the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding to become due and payable immediately.
(C) Rescissionof Acceleration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions or the Notes, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company, may, on behalf of all Holders, rescind any acceleration of the Notes and its consequences if (i) such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (ii) all existing Events of Default (except the non-payment of principal of, or interest on, the Notes that has become due solely because of such acceleration) have been cured or waived. No such rescission will affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
Section 7.03. Sole Remedy for a Failure to Report.
(A) Generally. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions or the Notes, the Company may elect that the sole remedy for any Event of Default (a “Reporting Event of Default”) pursuant to Section 7.01(A)(vii) arising from the Company’s failure to comply with Section 3.02 will, for each of the first one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, consist exclusively of the accrual of Special Interest on the Notes. If the Company has made such an election, then (i) the Notes will be subject to acceleration pursuant to Section 7.02 on account of the relevant Reporting Event of Default from, and including, the one hundred and eighty first (181^st^) calendar day on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if the Company fails to pay any accrued and unpaid Special Interest when due; and (ii) Special Interest will cease to accrue on any Notes from, and including, such one hundred and eighty first (181^st^) calendar day (it being understood that interest on any defaulted Special Interest will nonetheless accrue pursuant to Section 2.05(B)).
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(B) Amountand Payment of Special Interest. Any Special Interest that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A) will be payable on the same dates and in the same manner as the PIK Interest on such Note and will accrue at a rate per annum equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of the principal amount thereof; provided, however, that in no event will Special Interest payable at the Company’s election for its failure to comply with its reporting obligations as set forth in Section 3.02(A), together with any Additional Interest that may accrue as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file any document or report that it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (other than reports on Form 8-K) pursuant to Section3.04(A), accrue on any day on a Note at a combined rate per quarter that exceeds one percent (1.00%). For the avoidance of doubt, any Special Interest that accrues on a Note will be in addition to the Stated Interest that accrues on such Note and, subject to the proviso of the immediately preceding sentence, in addition to any Additional Interest that accrues on such Note.
(C) Noticeof Election. To make the election set forth in Section 7.03(A), the Company must send to the Holders before the date on which each Reporting Event of Default first occurs, a notice that (i) briefly describes the report(s) that the Company failed to file with the SEC; (ii) states that the Company is electing that the sole remedy for such Reporting Event of Default consist of the accrual of Special Interest; and (iii) briefly describes the periods during which and rate at which Special Interest will accrue and the circumstances under which the Notes will be subject to acceleration on account of such Reporting Event of Default.
(D) [Reserved].
(E) NoEffect on Other Events of Default. No election pursuant to this Section 7.03 with respect to a Reporting Event of Default will affect the rights of any Holder with respect to any other Event of Default, including with respect to any other Reporting Event of Default.
Section 7.04. [Reserved].
Section 7.05. Waiver of Past Defaults.
An Event of Default pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (v) or (vii) of Section 7.01(A) (that, in the case of clause (vii) only, results from a Default under any covenant that cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder), and a Default that could lead to such an Event of Default, can be waived only with the consent of each affected Holder. Each other Default or Event of Default may be waived, on behalf of all Holders, by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. If an Event of Default is so waived, then it will cease to exist. If a Default is so waived, then it will be deemed to be cured and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed not to occur. However, no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right arising therefrom.
Section 7.06. Control by Majority.
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Holders.
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Article 8. [Reserved]
Article 9. [Reserved]
Article 10. [Reserved]
Article 11. Miscellaneous
Section 11.01. Notices.
Any notice or communication by the Company or the Collateral Agent to the other will be deemed to have been duly given if in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, or to the other’s address, which initially is as follows:
If to the Company:
Marti Technologies, Inc.
Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi
Buyukdere Caddesi No 237
Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey
Attention: Alper Öktem, CEO
Email: Alper@marti.tech
If to the Collateral Agent:
Callaway Capital Management, LLC
818 18th Ave S, Suite 925,
Nashville, TN, 37203
Attention: Daniel Freifeld
Email: dsf@callawaycap.com
The Company, the Collateral Agent or any Holder, by notice to the other, may designate additional or different addresses (including facsimile numbers and electronic addresses) for subsequent notices or communications. The Company will record in the Register any such additional or different address provided by any Holder.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been duly given: (A) at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; (B) five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; (C) when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication; and (D) the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
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All notices or communications required to be made to a Holder pursuant to these Terms and Conditions must be made in writing and will be deemed to be duly sent or given in writing if mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to its address shown on the Register. The failure to send a notice or communication to a Holder, or any defect in such notice or communication, will not affect its sufficiency with respect to any other Holder.
If a notice or communication is mailed or sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it will be deemed to have been duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions or the Notes, (A) whenever any provision of these Terms and Conditions requires a party to send notice to another party, no such notice need be sent if the sending party and the recipient are the same Person acting in different capacities; and (B) whenever any provision of these Terms and Conditions requires a party to send notice to more than one receiving party, and each receiving party is the same Person acting in different capacities, then only one such notice need be sent to such Person.
Section 11.02. [Reserved].
Section 11.03. [Reserved].
Section 11.04. [Reserved].
Section 11.05. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.
No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under these Terms and Conditions or the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
Section 11.06. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THE NOTES, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR THE NOTES, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE HOLDERS OF THE NOTES BY THEIR ACCEPTANCE THEREOF IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR THE NOTES.
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Section 11.07. Submission to Jurisdiction.
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon these Terms and Conditions or the transactions contemplated by these Terms and Conditions may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth in Section 11.01 will be effective service of process for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. The Company irrevocably appoints Marti Technologies I Inc., as Delaware corporation, with an office at 3500 South DuPont Highway in the City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware, 19901, as its authorized agent to receive on behalf of it and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any proceeding. If for any reason such Person shall cease to be such agent for service of process, the Company shall forthwith appoint a new agent of recognized standing for service of process in the United States. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Collateral Agent or any Holder to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Each of the Company, the Collateral Agent and each Holder (by its acceptance of any Note) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 11.08. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
Neither these Terms and Conditions nor the Notes may be used to interpret any indenture, note, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person, and no such indenture, note, loan or debt agreement may be used to interpret these Terms and Conditions or the Notes.
Section 11.09. Successors.
All agreements of the Company in the Notes pursuant to these Terms and Conditions will bind its successors. All agreements of the Collateral Agent in these Terms and Conditions or any Collateral Agreements will bind its successors.
Section 11.10. [Reserved].
Section 11.11. [Reserved].
Section 11.12. Calculations.
Except as otherwise provided in these Terms and Conditions, the Company will be responsible for making all calculations called for under these Terms and Conditions or the Notes, including determinations of the Last Reported Sale Price, the Conversion Premium Threshold, the Conversion Price, the Reset Price, the Stock Price Threshold, accrued interest on the Notes, any Additional Interest or Special Interest on the Notes and the Conversion Rate.
The Company will make all calculations in good faith, and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on all Holders. The Company will provide a schedule of its calculations to any Holder upon request.
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Section 11.13. Severability.
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions or the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions or the Notes will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 11.14. [Reserved].
Section 11.15. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.
The table of contents and the headings of the Articles and Sections of these Terms and Conditions have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of these Terms and Conditions and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions of these Terms and Conditions.
Section 11.16. Withholding Taxes.
Each Holder of a Note agrees that if the Company or other applicable withholding agent pays withholding taxes or backup withholding on behalf of such Holder as a result of an adjustment or the non-occurrence of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate, then the Company or such withholding agent, as applicable, may, at its option, set off such payments against payments of cash or the delivery of other Conversion Consideration on such Note, any payments on the Common Shares or sales proceeds received by, or other funds or assets of, such Holder.
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EXHIBITA
FORM OF NOTE
[InsertRestricted Note Legend, if applicable]
MartiTechnologies, Inc.
11.00%Convertible Senior Secured Note due 2029
Certificate No. [___]
Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company, for value received, promises to pay to [____], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [___] dollars ($[___]) on October 30, 2029 and to pay interest thereon, as provided in the Terms and Conditions referred to below, until the principal and all accrued and unpaid interest are paid or duly provided for.
| Interest Payment Dates: | April<br> 30 and October 30 of each year (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding<br> Business Day), commencing on April 30, 2026. |
|---|---|
| Regular Record Dates: | April<br> 15 and October 15 (whether or not a Business Day). |
Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.
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INWITNESS WHEREOF, Marti Technologies, Inc. has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.
| Marti<br> Technologies, Inc. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date: | By: | |
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
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MartiTechnologies, Inc.
11.00%Convertible Senior Secured Note due 2029
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO TREAS. REG. SECTION 1.1275-3: THIS DEBT INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE ISSUER, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ISSUER, WILL MAKE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST TO THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE, AND YIELD. THE ADDRESS OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE ISSUER IS MASLAK MAH. BÜYÜKDERE CAD. NORAMIN İŞ MERKEZI 237/5 SARIYER, ISTANBUL, TURKEY.
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), designated as its 11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”), having the terms and conditions set forth in those certain Terms and Conditions attached as Exhibit A to that certain Note Subscription Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2025, between the Company and the investor(s) named therein (such Terms and Conditions, in the form set forth in such Note Subscription Agreement, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time with the written consent of the registered holder hereof, the “Terms and Conditions”). Capitalized terms used in this Note without definition have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Terms and Conditions.
The Terms and Conditions are incorporated by herein reference and form a part of this instrument with the same force and effect as if the Terms and Conditions were reproduced herein. The Terms and Conditions set forth the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holders and the terms of the Notes.
1. Interest. This Note will accrue interest at a rate and in the manner set forth in Section 2.05 of the Terms and Conditions. Stated Interest on this Note will begin to accrue from, and including, [date].
2. Maturity. This Note will mature on October 30, 2029, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted.
3. Method of Payment. Cash amounts due on this Note will be paid in the manner set forth in Section 2.04 of the Terms and Conditions.
4. Persons Deemed Owners. The Holder of this Note will be treated as the owner of this Note for all purposes.
5. Denominations; Transfers and Exchanges. All Notes will be in registered form, without coupons, in principal amounts equal to any Authorized Denominations. Subject to the terms of the Terms and Conditions, the Holder of this Note may transfer or exchange this Note by presenting it to the Company and delivering any required documentation or other materials.
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Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change. If a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.02 of the Terms and Conditions.
7. Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes. The Company will have the right to redeem the Notes for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.03 of the Terms and Conditions.
8. Conversion. The Holder of this Note may convert this Note into Conversion Consideration in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 5 of the Terms and Conditions.
9. When the Company May Merge, Etc. Article 6 of the Terms and Conditions places limited restrictions on the Company’s ability to be a party to a Business Combination Event.
10. Defaults and Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs, then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding may (and, in certain circumstances, will automatically) become due and payable in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 7 of the Terms and Conditions.
11. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Terms and Conditions or the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
12. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or its assignee, such as TEN COM (tenants in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
13. Governing Law. THIS NOTE, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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To request a copy of the Terms and Conditions, which the Company will provide to any Holder at no charge, please send a written request to the following address:
Marti Technologies, Inc.
Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi
Buyukdere Caddesi No 237
Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey
Attention: Alper Öktem, CEO
Email: Alper@marti.tech
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CONVERSION NOTICE
Marti Technologies, Inc.
11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029
Subject to the terms of the Terms and Conditions, by executing and delivering this Conversion Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below directs the Company to convert (check one):
| ☐ | the entire principal amount<br> of |
|---|---|
| ☐ | $ *<br> aggregate principal amount of |
| --- | --- |
the Note identified by Certificate No. .
The undersigned acknowledges that if the Conversion Date of a Note to be converted is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then such Note, when surrendered for conversion, must, in certain circumstances, be accompanied with an amount of cash equal to the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date.
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| (Legal Name of Holder) | |
| By: | |
| --- | --- |
| Name: | |
| Title: | |
| Signature Guaranteed: | |
| --- | --- |
| Participant<br> in a Recognized Signature<br><br> <br>Guarantee<br> Medallion Program | |
| By: | |
| Authorized Signatory | |
| * | Must be an Authorized Denomination. |
| --- | --- |
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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE
Marti Technologies, Inc.
11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029
Subject to the terms of the Terms and Conditions, by executing and delivering this Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right with respect to (check one):
| ☐ | the entire principal amount<br> of |
|---|---|
| ☐ | $ *<br> aggregate principal amount of |
| --- | --- |
the Note identified by Certificate No. .
The undersigned acknowledges that this Note, duly endorsed for transfer, must be delivered to the Company before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will be paid.
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| (Legal Name of Holder) | |
| By: | |
| --- | --- |
| Name: | |
| Title: | |
| Signature Guaranteed: | |
| Participant<br> in a Recognized Signature<br><br> <br>Guarantee<br> Medallion Program | |
| By: | |
| Authorized Signatory | |
| ^*^ | Must be an Authorized Denomination. |
| --- | --- |
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
Marti Technologies, Inc.
11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029
Subject to the terms of the Terms and Conditions, the undersigned Holder of the Notes identified below assigns (check one):
| ☐ | the entire principal amount<br> of |
|---|---|
| ☐ | $ <br> *aggregate principal amount of |
| --- | --- |
the Notes identified by Certificate No. , and all rights thereunder, to:
| Name: |
|---|
| Address: |
| Social security or tax<br> id. #: |
| and irrevocably appoints: |
as agent to transfer the within Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him/her.
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| (Legal Name of Holder) | |
| By: | |
| --- | --- |
| Name: | |
| Title: | |
| Signature Guaranteed: | |
| Participant<br> in a Recognized Signature<br><br> <br>Guarantee<br> Medallion Program | |
| By: | |
| Authorized Signatory | |
| ^*^ | Must be an Authorized Denomination. |
| --- | --- |
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TRANSFEROR ACKNOWLEDGMENT
If the within Note bears a Restricted Note Legend, the undersigned further certifies that (check one):
| 1. | ☐ | Such<br> Transfer is being made to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | ☐ | Such<br> Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, a registration statement that<br> is effective under the Securities Act at the time of the Transfer. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3. | ☐ | Such<br> Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 904 of Regulation S under<br> the Securities Act. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 4. | ☐ | Such<br> Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, any other available exemption<br> from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, if available, the exemption<br> provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act). |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dated: | ||
| --- | ||
| (Legal Name<br> of Holder) | ||
| By: | ||
| --- | --- | |
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Signature Guaranteed: | ||
| (Participant<br> in a Recognized Signature<br><br> <br>Guarantee<br> Medallion Program) | ||
| By: | ||
| Authorized Signatory |
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Exhibit B-1
FORM OF RESTRICTED NOTE LEGEND
THE OFFER AND SALE OF THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE (IF ANY) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS NOTE AND SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR THEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN OR THEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
| (1) | REPRESENTS<br> THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS (A) A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”<br> (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT<br> DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT OR (B) LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND<br> IS NOT A U.S. PERSON (WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT<br> IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT; AND |
|---|---|
| (2) | AGREES<br> FOR THE BENEFIT OF MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT<br> OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION<br> OF THIS NOTE (IF ANY) OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT ONLY: |
| --- | --- |
| (A) | TO<br> THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF; |
| --- | --- |
| (B) | PURSUANT<br> TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; |
| --- | --- |
| (C) | TO<br> A NON-U.S. PERSON OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES<br> ACT; OR |
| --- | --- |
| (D) | PURSUANT<br> TO ANY OTHER EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS<br> OF THE SECURITIES ACT. |
| --- | --- |
BEFORE THE REGISTRATION OF ANY SALE OR TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH CERTIFICATES OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION OR EVIDENCE AS IT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED SALE OR TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO TREAS. REG. SECTION 1.1275-3: THIS DEBT INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE ISSUER, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ISSUER, WILL MAKE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST TO THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE, AND YIELD. THE ADDRESS OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE ISSUER IS MASLAK MAH. BÜYÜKDERE CAD. NORAMIN İŞ MERKEZI 237/5 SARIYER, ISTANBUL, TURKEY.
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Exhibit C
FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FROM TRANSFEROR
Marti Technologies, Inc.
Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi
Buyukdere Caddesi No 237
Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey
Attention: Alper Öktem, CEO
Email: Alper@marti.tech
| Re: | 11.00%<br> Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029 |
|---|
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the 11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) of Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), having the terms and conditions set forth in those certain Terms and Conditions attached as Exhibit A to that certain Note Subscription Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2025, between the Company and the investor(s) named therein (such Terms and Conditions, in the form set forth in such Note Subscription Agreement, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time with the written consent of the registered holder hereof, the “Terms and Conditions”). Capitalized terms used in this certificate without definition have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Terms and Conditions.
The undersigned (the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer (the “Transfer”) the following principal amount of the Transferor’s Physical Note identified in Annex A hereto:
$ ^*^
to:
(the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor certifies that (check one):
| 1. | ☐ | Such<br> Transfer is being made to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | ☐ | Such<br> Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, a registration statement that<br> is effective under the Securities Act at the time of the Transfer. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3. | ☐ | Such<br> Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 904 of Regulation S, and<br> the Transferor makes the representations set forth in Annex B hereto. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 4. | ☐ | Such<br> Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, any other available exemption<br> from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, if available, the exemption<br> provided by Rule 144). |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ^*^ | Must be an Authorized Denomination. | |
| --- | --- |
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| Dated: | |
|---|---|
| (Name of Transferee) | |
| By: | |
| --- | --- |
| Name: | |
| Title: | |
| Signature Guaranteed: | |
| (Participant<br> in a Recognized Signature<br><br> <br>Guarantee<br> Medallion Program) | |
| By: | |
| (Authorized Signatory) |
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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
| 1. | The<br> Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following (check one): |
|---|---|
| ☐ | A<br> Physical Note identified by: |
| --- | --- |
Certificate No. ________________
| 2. | After<br> the Transfer, the Transferee will hold the following (check one): | |
|---|---|---|
| a. | ☐ | An<br> “unrestricted” Physical Note identified by: |
| --- | --- | --- |
Certificate No. ________________
| b. | ☐ | A<br> Physical Note identified by: |
|---|
Certificate No. ________________
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ANNEX B TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
If the Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 904 of Regulation S, then the Transferor makes the following representations:
| 1. | The<br> Transferor is not (a) a “distributor” (as defined in Regulation S) with respect<br> to the Notes; (b) an affiliate of the Company or such a distributor (other than any officer<br> or director who is an affiliate solely by virtue of holding such position); or (c) a Person<br> acting on behalf the Company or any Person specified in clause (a) or (b) above. |
|---|---|
| 2. | The<br> Transfer is being made in an “offshore transaction” (as defined in Regulation<br> S) by virtue of satisfying the requirements of either clause (a), (b) or (c) below: |
| --- | --- |
| a. | (A)<br> the Transfer is not made to any Person in the United States; and (B) either (x) at the time<br> the buy order is originated, the Transferee is outside the United States, or the Transferor<br> and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believe that the Transferee is outside the<br> United States; or (y) the Transfer is executed in, on or through the facilities of a “designated<br> offshore securities market” (as defined in Regulation S), and neither the Transferor<br> nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the Transfer has been pre-arranged with a<br> buyer in the United States; or |
| --- | --- |
| b. | the<br> Transferee is a Person specified in Rule 902(k)(2)(vi) of Regulation S; or |
| --- | --- |
| c. | the<br> Transfer is to a Person holding an account of the type specified in Rule 902(k)(2)(i) of<br> Regulation S, solely in such Person’s capacity as a holder of such account. |
| --- | --- |
| 3. | The<br> Transfer does not involve any offer or sale of securities specifically targeted at identifiable<br> groups of U.S. citizens abroad, such as members of the U.S. armed forces serving overseas. |
| --- | --- |
| 4. | No<br> “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S) have been or will be<br> made in the United States by the Transferor, an affiliate of the Transferor or any Person<br> acting on behalf of the Transferor or such an affiliate. |
| --- | --- |
| 5. | If<br> the Transferor is an affiliate of the Company or a distributor solely by virtue of being<br> an officer or director of the Company or a distributor, no selling concession, fee or other<br> remuneration will be paid in connection with the Transfer, other than the usual and customary<br> broker’s commission that would be received by a Person executing such Transfer as agent. |
| --- | --- |
| 6. | The<br> Transfer is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities<br> Act. |
| --- | --- |
| 7. | If<br> the Transferor is a dealer or a Person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration<br> in respect of the Notes and the Transfer is to be effected during the “distribution<br> compliance period” (as defined in Regulation S), then (a) neither the Transferor nor<br> any Person acting on its behalf knows that the Transferee is a “U.S. person”<br> (as defined in Regulation S); and (b) if the Transferor or any Person acting on its behalf<br> knows that the Transferee is a dealer or is a Person receiving a selling concession, fee<br> or other remuneration in respect of the Notes, then the Transferor or a Person acting on<br> its behalf will send to the Transferee a confirmation or other notice stating that the Notes<br> may be offered and sold during the distribution compliance period only in accordance with<br> Regulation S, pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available<br> exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. |
| --- | --- |
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Exhibit D
FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FROM TRANSFEREE
Marti Technologies, Inc.
Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi
Buyukdere Caddesi No 237
Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey
Attention: Alper Öktem, CEO
Email: Alper@marti.tech
| Re: | 11.00%<br> Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029 |
|---|
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the 11.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) of Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), having the terms and conditions set forth in those certain Terms and Conditions attached as Exhibit A to that certain Note Subscription Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2025, between the Company and the investor(s) named therein (such Terms and Conditions, in the form set forth in such Note Subscription Agreement, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time with the written consent of the registered holder hereof, the “Terms and Conditions”). Capitalized terms used in this certificate without definition have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Terms and Conditions.
The undersigned (the “Transferee”) certifies, in connection with its proposed acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of:
$ __________________________^1^ aggregate principal amount of Notes certifies as follows:
| 1. | The<br> Transferee acknowledges that the Acquisition is being made pursuant to Regulation S. |
|---|---|
| 2. | The<br> Transferee acknowledges that the offer and sale of such Notes (and any Common Shares issuable<br> upon conversion thereof) have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities<br> laws of any other jurisdiction and that such Notes (and any such shares) may not be offered,<br> sold, pledged or otherwise transferred except as set forth below. |
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| 3. | The<br> Transferee will not resell or otherwise transfer any of such Notes (or any Common Shares<br> issuable upon conversion of such Notes), except: |
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| a. | to<br> the Company or one of its Subsidiaries; |
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^1^ Must be an Authorized Denomination.
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| b. | under,<br> and in accordance with, a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act<br> at the time of such transfer; |
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| c. | pursuant<br> to, and in accordance with, Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or |
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| d. | under<br> any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including,<br> if available, the exemption provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act). |
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| 4. | With<br> respect to any transfer made pursuant to paragraph 3(d) above, the Transferee will deliver<br> to the Company and the Collateral Agent (with respect to a transfer of such Notes) or the<br> transfer agent (with respect to a transfer of any Common Shares issued upon the conversion<br> of such Notes) such certificates, legal opinions and other information as the Company or<br> they may reasonably require and may rely upon to confirm that the transfer by the Transferee<br> complies with the foregoing restrictions. The Transferee will, and each subsequent holder<br> is required to, notify anyone who purchases such Notes or any such shares from it of the<br> above resale restrictions. |
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| 5. | The<br> Transferee is not an “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities<br> Act) of the Company and the Transferee understands that such Notes will bear a legend substantially<br> to the following effect: |
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NO AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED) OF THE COMPANY MAY PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN.
| Dated: | |
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| (Name of Transferee) | |
| By: | |
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| Name: | |
| Title: |
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AnnexA
****ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER
This Annex A should be completed and signed by Subscriber
and constitutes a part of the Note Subscription Agreement.
| 1. | QUALIFIED<br>INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS (Please check the box, if applicable) |
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| ☐ | Subscriber<br> is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities<br> Act) (a “QIB”) |
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| ☐ | We<br> are subscribing for the Subscribed Notes, the Subscriber Shares and the Underlying Shares<br> (if any) as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, and each owner of such<br> account is a QIB. |
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| 2. | AFFILIATE STATUS<br><br> <br>(Please check the applicable box) |
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SUBSCRIBER:
| ☐ | is: |
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| ☐ | is<br>not: |
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an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Company.
4. Non-U.S. Person Certification (Please check the applicable box(es))
Subscriber makes the following representation regarding its status as a non-“U.S. person” (as defined under Rule 902 under the Act):
| ☐ | Subscriber<br>is a natural person that is not resident in the United States of America, including its territories and possessions; |
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| ☐ | Subscriber<br>is a partnership, corporation or limited liability company that is organized or incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside<br>of the United States (and is not formed by a U.S. person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under<br>the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated, and owned, by U.S. accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation<br>D under the Securities Act) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts); |
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| ☐ | Subscriber<br>is an estate for which the executor or administrator is a non-U.S. person; |
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| ☐ | Subscriber<br>is a trust for which the trustee is not a U.S. person; |
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| ☐ | Subscriber<br>is a non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit<br>or account of a non-U.S. person; |
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| ☐ | Subscriber<br>is a discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated,<br>or (if an individual) resident outside of the United States; |
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| ☐ | Subscriber<br>does not meet any of the conditions described above. |
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Thispage should be completed by Subscriber and constitutes a part of the Note Subscription Agreement.
| SUBSCRIBER: |
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| Print Name: |
| By: |
| Name: |
| Title: |
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Exhibit 4.28
MartiTechnologies, Inc.
SecondAmended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Program
Non-employee members of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Marti Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) shall receive equity compensation as set forth in this Second Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Program (this “Program”). This Program amends and restates in its entirety the Company’s Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Program (the “Prior Program”), which became effective on October 4, 2023, the date on which the Prior Program was approved by the Board. The Non-Employee Director Compensation Program originally became effective on July 10, 2023, the date on which it was originally approved by the Board.
The equity compensation described in this Program shall be made, as applicable, automatically and without further action of the Board, to each member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company (each, a “Non-Employee Director”) who is entitled to receive such equity compensation unless such Non-Employee Director declines the receipt of such equity compensation by written notice to the Company. This Program shall remain in effect until it is revised or rescinded by further action of the Board. This Program may be amended, modified or terminated by the Board at any time in its sole discretion. The terms and conditions of this Program shall supersede any prior cash and/or equity compensation arrangements for service as a member of the Board between the Company and any of its Non-Employee Directors (including the Prior Program). This Program shall be effective as of April 1, 2025 (the “Effective Date”).
AnnualRetainers
Each Non-Employee Director shall be eligible to earn annual retainers (“Annual Retainers”) in the amounts set forth below:
| Position | Annual Retainer Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Retainer | $ | 20,000 | |
| Lead Independent Director | $ | 150,000 | ^(1)^ |
| Chair of Audit Committee | $ | 10,000 | |
| Chair of Compensation Committee | $ | 10,000 | |
| Chair of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | $ | 10,000 | |
| Member of Audit Committee (non-Chair) | $ | 5,000 | |
| Member of Compensation Committee (non-Chair) | $ | 5,000 | |
| Member of Nominating and Governance Committee (non-Chair) | $ | 5,000 | |
| (1) | The Annual Retainer for the Lead Independent Director shall increase from $150,000 to $155,000, effective<br>as of the Effective Date. | ||
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For the avoidance of doubt, the Annual Retainers in the table above are additive and a Non-Employee Director shall be eligible to earn an Annual Retainer for each position in which he or she serves. The Annual Retainers shall be earned on a quarterly basis based on a calendar quarter and shall be paid in the form of fully-vested Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company (the “Shares”) not later than the fifteenth (15^th^) day following the end of each calendar quarter to which they relate. In the event a Non-Employee Director does not serve as a Non-Employee Director, or in the applicable position, for an entire calendar quarter, the Annual Retainer earned and paid to such Non-Employee Director shall be prorated for the portion of such calendar quarter actually served as a Non-Employee Director, or in such position, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, upon a Non-Employee Director’s termination of service as a Non-Employee Director, any Annual Retainer (including any prorated Annual Retainer for the calendar quarter in which such service terminates) earned but unpaid as of the date of such termination (the “Termination Date”) shall be automatically issued to such Non- Non-Employee Director in Shares on the Termination Date.
The Shares issuable in respect of Annual Retainers shall be granted in the form of awards of fully-vested Shares under and subject to the terms and provisions of the Company’s 2023 Incentive Award Plan (the “2023 Plan”) or any other applicable Company equity incentive plan then-maintained by the Company (the 2023 Plan or such other plan, in any case, as amended from time to time, the “EquityPlan”) and an applicable award agreement in substantially the form previously approved by the Board. The number of Shares issuable to any Non-Employee Director in respect of his or her Annual Retainers for any calendar quarter will equal the applicable Non-Employee Director’s aggregate Annual Retainer Amount for the applicable calendar quarter, divided by the lesser of (i) the volume-weighted average price of one Share over the twenty (20) consecutive trading days ending on and including December 31^st^ of the calendar year (the “Prior Calendar Year”) immediately preceding the calendar year to which the Annual Retainer Amount relates, and (ii) the volume-weighted average price of one Share over the twenty (20) consecutive trading days ending on and including December 31^st^ of the calendar year immediately preceding the Prior Calendar Year; provided, that the number of Shares issuable in in respect of Retainer Amounts earned in calendar year 2025 on or after the Effective Date shall be equal to the applicable Non-Employee Director’s aggregate Retainer Amount for the applicable calendar quarter, divided by the volume-weighted average price of one Share over the twenty (20) consecutive trading days ending on and including December 31, 2024.
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AnnualDirector Awards
In addition to the Annual Retainers described above, each Non-Employee Director shall be granted the following awards of restricted share units (each, an “RSUAward”) covering the Company’s Shares or other Share-based awards (each, a “Share Based Award”) under and subject to the terms and provisions of the 2023 Plan or any other applicable Equity Plan. Each RSU Award or Share Based Award shall be granted subject to an award agreement in substantially the form previously approved by the Board, and in the following amounts:
| Initial RSU Award | A number of restricted share units (rounded to the nearest whole number) equal to $50,000 (or, for the Lead Independent Director, $140,000) divided by the Reference Price. |
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| Subsequent Share-Based Award | A Share Based Award with an aggregate grant value equal to the sum of (i) $50,000 (or, for the Lead Independent Director, $140,000), (ii) $12,500 for each committee of the Board on which the Non-Employee Director serves (other than any committee for which such Non-Employee Director is the chairperson), and (iii) $25,000 for each committee of the Board for which such Non-Employee Director is the chairperson (the “Subsequent Share-Based Award Value”), which, unless otherwise determined by the Board will be granted in the form of a number of restricted share units (rounded to the nearest whole number) equal to the Subsequent Share -Based Award Value divided by the Reference Price. |
For purposes of this Program, the “ReferencePrice” shall mean the closing sales price of one Share on the date of grant or on the last preceding trading day if the date of grant is not a trading day.
A. Initial RSU Awards. Each Non-Employee Director who is initially elected or appointed to the Board after the Effective Date shall receive the Initial RSU Award on the date of such initial election or appointment. No Non-Employee Director shall be granted more than one Initial RSU Award.
B. Subsequent Share-Based Awards. A Non-Employee Director who (i) has been serving as a Non-Employee Director on the Board for at least six (6) months as of the date of any annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders (each, an “AnnualMeeting”) after the Effective Date and (ii) will continue to serve as a Non-Employee Director immediately following such Annual Meeting, shall be automatically granted a Subsequent Share-Based Award, in the discretion of the Board, on the date of such Annual Meeting. For the avoidance of doubt, a Non-Employee Director elected for the first time to the Board at an Annual Meeting shall only receive an Initial RSU Award in connection with such election, and shall not receive a Subsequent Share-Based Award on the date of such Annual Meeting.
C. Termination of Employment of Employee Directors. Members of the Board who are employees of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company who subsequently terminate their employment with the Company and subsidiary of the Company and remain on the Board will not receive an Initial RSU Award, but to the extent that they otherwise become entitled to compensation under this Program after such employment terminates, will be eligible to receive, after termination of employment with the Company and any subsidiary of the Company, a Subsequent Share-Based Award.
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D. Terms of RSU and Share-Based Awards Granted to Non-Employee Directors.
- Vesting.
a. InitialRSU Awards. Each Initial RSU Award shall vest in full on the earlier of (x) the date of the next Annual Meeting following the applicable date of grant and (y) the first anniversary of the applicable date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service as a Non-Employee Director through such vesting date.
b. SubsequentShare-Based Awards. Each Subsequent Share-Based Award shall vest in full on the earlier of (x) the date of the next Annual Meeting following the applicable date of grant and (y) the first anniversary of the applicable date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service as a Non-Employee Director through such vesting date.
c. Forfeitureof RSU and Share-Based Awards; Change in Control Vesting. Unless the Board otherwise determines, any portion of an Initial RSU Award or Subsequent Share-Based Award which is unvested at the time of a Non-Employee Director’s termination of service on the Board as a Non-Employee Director shall be immediately forfeited upon such termination of service and shall not thereafter become vested. All of a Non-Employee Director’s Initial RSU Awards and Subsequent Share-Based Awards shall vest in full immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the 2023 Plan) (or any similar or like term as defined in the then-applicable Equity Plan), to the extent outstanding at such time.
CompensationLimits.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Program, all compensation payable under this Program will be subject to any limits on the maximum amount of Non-Employee Director compensation set forth in the 2023 Plan or the then-applicable Equity Plan as in effect from time to time.
MeetingFees
Each Non-Employee Director who primarily resides in a country other than the country in which any Board meeting is being held and who travels to attend such Board meeting in person from the country in which such Non-Employee Director primarily resides at the time of such Board meeting shall receive a cash fee equal to $10,000 (the “Meeting Fee”) for each such Board meeting. The Meeting Fee, to the extent earned, will be paid to the applicable Non-Employee Director within ten (10) days following the applicable meeting.
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Exhibit 8.1
Subsidiaries of Marti Technologies, Inc.
The following list sets forth the subsidiaries of Marti Technologies, Inc.:
| Name of Subsidiary | Country of Incorporation or Residence |
|---|---|
| Marti Technologies I Inc. (formerly Marti Technologies Inc.) | Delaware |
| Marti İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. | Türkiye |
Exhibit 11.1
Marti Technologies, Inc.
Insider Trading Compliance Policy and Procedures
(Asof January 12, 2026)
Federal and state laws prohibit trading in the securities of a company while in possession of material nonpublic information and in breach of a duty of trust or confidence. These laws also prohibit anyone who is aware of material nonpublic information from providing this information to others who may trade. Violating such laws can undermine investor trust, harm the reputation and integrity of Marti Technologies, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), and result in dismissal from the Company or even serious criminal and civil charges against the individual and the Company. The Company reserves the right to take whatever disciplinary or other measure(s) it determines in its sole discretion to be appropriate in any particular situation, including disclosure of wrongdoing to governmental authorities.
PersonsCovered and Administration of Policy
This Insider Trading Compliance Policy and Procedures (this “Policy”) applies to all officers, directors and employees of the Company. For purposes of this Policy, “officers” refer to those individuals who meet the definition of “officer” under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act”). Individuals subject to this Policy are responsible for ensuring that members of their household comply with this Policy. This Policy also applies to any entities controlled by individuals subject to this Policy, including any corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships or trusts, and transactions by these entities should be treated for the purposes of this Policy as if they were for the individual’s own account. The Company may determine that this Policy applies to additional persons with access to material nonpublic information, such as contractors or consultants. Officers, directors and employees, together with any other person designated as being subject to this Policy by the General Counsel or designated compliance officer, or his or her designee (the “Compliance Officer”), are referred to collectively as “Covered Persons.”
Questions regarding this Policy should be directed to the Compliance Officer, who is responsible for the administration of this Policy.
PolicyStatement
No Covered Person shall purchase or sell any type of security while in possession of material nonpublic information relating to the security or the issuer of such security in breach of a duty of trust or confidence, whether the issuer of such security is the Company or any other company. In addition, if a Covered Person is in possession of material nonpublic information about other publicly-traded companies, such as suppliers, customers, competitors or potential acquisition targets, the Covered Person may not trade in such other companies’ securities until the information becomes public or is no longer material. Further, no Covered Person shall purchase or sell any security of any other company, including another company in the Company’s industry, while in possession of material nonpublic information if such information is obtained in the course of the Covered Person’s employment or service with the Company.
In addition, Covered Persons shall not directly or indirectly communicate material nonpublic information to anyone outside the Company (except in accordance with the Company’s policies regarding confidential information) or to anyone within the Company other than on a “need-to-know” basis.
“Securities” includes stocks, bonds, notes, debentures, options, warrants, equity and other convertible securities, as well as derivative instruments.
“Purchase” and “sale” are defined broadly under the federal securities law. “Purchase” includes not only the actual purchase of a security, but also any contract to purchase or otherwise acquire a security. “Sale” includes not only the actual sale of a security, but also any contract to sell or otherwise dispose of a security. These definitions extend to a broad range of transactions, including conventional cash-for-stock transactions, conversions, the exercise of stock options, transfers, gifts, and acquisitions and exercises of warrants or puts, calls, pledging and margin loans, or other derivative securities.
The laws and regulations concerning insider trading are complex, and Covered Persons are encouraged to seek guidance from the Compliance Officer prior to considering a transaction in Company securities.
BlackoutPeriods
The Compliance Officer will designate a list of persons who (with their controlled entities and household members) must not purchase or sell any security of the Company during the period beginning at 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on the 15^th^ calendar day of the last month of any fiscal quarter or semi-annual or annual fiscal period of the Company for which the Company publicly releases earnings data (each, a “Fiscal Period”) and ending after completion of the second full trading day after the public release of earnings data for such Fiscal Period or during any other trading suspension period declared by the Company, such period, a “blackout period.” A “trading day” is a day on which U.S. national stock exchanges are open for trading. If, for example, the Company were to make an announcement on Monday prior to 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, then the blackout period would terminate after the close of trading on Tuesday. If an announcement were made on Monday after 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, then the blackout period would terminate after the close of trading on Wednesday. If you have any question as to whether information is publicly available, please direct an inquiry to the Compliance Officer.
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These prohibitions do not apply to:
| ● | purchases<br> of the Company’s securities from the Company, or sales of the Company’s securities<br> to the Company; |
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| ● | exercises<br> of stock options or other equity awards or the surrender of shares to the Company in payment<br> of the exercise price or in satisfaction of any tax withholding obligations in a manner permitted<br> by the applicable equity award agreement, or vesting of equity-based awards, in each case,<br> that do not involve a market sale of the Company’s securities (the “cashless<br> exercise” of a Company stock option or other equity award through a broker does involve<br> a market sale of the Company’s securities, and therefore would not qualify under this<br> exception); |
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| ● | bona fide gifts of the Company’s securities, unless the individual making the gift knows,<br> or is reckless in not knowing, the recipient intends to sell the securities while the donor<br> is in possession of material nonpublic information about the Company; or |
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| ● | purchases<br> or sales of the Company’s securities made pursuant to a plan adopted to comply with<br> the Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 (“Rule 10b5-1”). |
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Exceptions to the blackout period policy may be approved by the Compliance Officer or, in the case of exceptions for directors, the Board of Directors.
The Compliance Officer may recommend that directors, officers, employees or others suspend trading in Company securities because of developments that have not yet been disclosed to the public. Subject to the exceptions noted above, all of those individuals affected should not trade in the Company’s securities while the suspension is in effect, and should not disclose to others that the Company has suspended trading.
Preclearanceof Trades by Directors, Officers and Employees
The Compliance Officer will designate a list of persons who (with their controlled entities and household members) must be precleared by the Compliance Officer or the Chief Financial Officer for transactions by the Compliance Officer (each, a “Preclearance Person”). Preclearance should not be understood to represent legal advice by the Company that a proposed transaction complies with the law.
A request for preclearance must be in writing, should be made at least two business days in advance of the proposed transaction, and should include the identity of the Preclearance Person, a description of the proposed transaction, the proposed date of the transaction, and the number of shares or other securities involved. In addition, the Preclearance Person must execute a certification that he or she is not aware of material nonpublic information about the Company. The Compliance Officer, or the Chief Financial Officer for transactions by the Compliance Officer, shall have sole discretion to decide whether to clear any contemplated transaction. All trades that are precleared must be effected within five business days of receipt of the preclearance. A precleared trade (or any portion of a precleared trade) that has not been effected during the five business day period must be submitted for preclearance determination again prior to execution. Notwithstanding receipt of preclearance, if the Preclearance Person becomes aware of material nonpublic information, or becomes subject to a blackout period before the transaction is effected, the transaction may not be completed. Transactions under a previously established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that has been preapproved in accordance with this Policy are not subject to further preclearance.
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None of the Company, the Compliance Officer, or the Company’s other employees will have any liability for any delay in reviewing, or refusal of, a request for preclearance.
MaterialNonpublic Information
Information is considered “material” if there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it important in making a decision to buy, sell, or hold a security, or if the information is likely to have a significant effect on the market price of the security. Material information can be positive or negative, and can relate to virtually any aspect of a company’s business or to any type of security, debt, or equity. Also, information that something is likely to happen in the future—or even just that it may happen—could be deemed material.
Examples of material information may include (but are not limited to) information about:
| ● | corporate<br> earnings or earnings forecasts; |
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| ● | possible<br> mergers, acquisitions, tender offers, or dispositions; |
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| ● | major<br> new products or product developments; |
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| ● | important<br> business developments, such as developments regarding strategic collaborations; |
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| ● | management<br> or control changes; |
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| ● | significant<br> financing developments including pending public sales or offerings of debt or equity securities; |
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| ● | defaults<br> on borrowings; |
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| ● | bankruptcies; |
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| ● | cybersecurity<br> or data security incidents; and |
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| ● | significant<br> litigation or regulatory actions. |
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Information is “nonpublic” if it is not available to the general public. In order for information to be considered “public,” it must be widely disseminated in a manner that makes it generally available to investors in a Regulation FD-compliant method, such as through a press release, a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or a Regulation FD-compliant conference call. The Compliance Officer shall have sole discretion to decide whether information is public for purposes of this Policy.
The circulation of rumors, even if accurate and reported in the media, does not constitute public dissemination. In addition, even after a public announcement, a reasonable period of time may need to lapse in order for the market to react to the information. Generally, the passage of two full trading days following release of the information to the public, is a reasonable waiting period before such information is deemed to be public.
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Post-TerminationTransactions
If an individual is in possession of material nonpublic information when the individual’s service terminates, the individual may not trade in the Company’s securities until that information has become public or is no longer material.
ProhibitedTransactions
The Company has determined that there is a heightened legal risk and the appearance of improper or inappropriate conduct if persons subject to this Policy engage in certain types of transactions. Therefore, Covered Persons shall comply with the following policies with respect to certain transactions in the Company’s securities.
ShortSales
Short sales of the Company’s securities are prohibited by this Policy. Short sales of the Company’s securities, or sales of shares that the insider does not own at the time of sale, or sales of shares against which the insider does not deliver the shares within 20 days after the sale, evidence an expectation on the part of the seller that the securities will decline in value, and, therefore, signal to the market that the seller has no confidence in the Company or its short-term prospects.
Options
Transactions in puts, calls, or other derivative securities involving the Company’s equity securities, on an exchange, on an over-the-counter market, or in any other organized market, are prohibited by this Policy. A transaction in options is, in effect, a bet on the short-term movement of the Company’s stock and, therefore, creates the appearance that a Covered Person is trading based on material nonpublic information. Transactions in options, whether traded on an exchange, on an over-the-counter market, or any other organized market, also may focus a Covered Person’s attention on short-term performance at the expense of the Company’s long-term objectives.
HedgingTransactions
Hedging transactions involving the Company’s securities, such as prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars and exchange funds, or other transactions that hedge or offset, or are designed to hedge or offset, any decrease in the market value of the Company’s equity securities, are prohibited by this Policy. Such transactions allow the Covered Person to continue to own the covered securities, but without the full risks and rewards of ownership. When that occurs, the Covered Person may no longer have the same objectives as the Company’s other stockholders.
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MarginAccounts and Pledging
In order to mitigate the risk of forced sales of pledged shares, pledging of Company stock by our directors and executive officers is limited to the terms set forth in this Policy. Directors and executive officers may pledge their stock (exclusive of options, warrants, restricted stock units or other rights to purchase stock) as collateral for loans and investments, provided that the maximum aggregate loan or investment amount collateralized by such pledged stock does not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the total value of the pledged stock.
PartnershipDistributions
Nothing in this Policy is intended to limit the ability of an investment fund, venture capital partnership or other similar entity with which a director is affiliated to distribute Company securities to its partners, members, or other similar persons. It is the responsibility of each affected director and the affiliated entity, in consultation with their own counsel (as appropriate), to determine the timing of any distributions, based on all relevant facts and circumstances, and applicable securities laws.
Rule10b5-1 Trading Plans
The trading restrictions set forth in this Policy, other than those transactions described under “Prohibited Transactions,” do not apply to transactions under a previously established contract, plan or instruction to trade in the Company’s securities entered into in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 (a “Trading Plan”) that:
| ● | has<br> been submitted to and preapproved by the Compliance Officer; |
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| ● | includes<br> a “Cooling Off Period” for |
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| ○ | directors<br> and officers that extends to the later of 90 days after adoption or modification of a Trading<br> Plan or two business days after filing the Form 20-F or Form 6-K disclosing financial results<br> covering the Fiscal Period in which the Trading Plan was adopted, up to a maximum of 120<br> days; and |
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| ○ | employees<br> and any other persons, other than the Company, that extends 30 days after adoption or modification<br> of a Trading Plan; |
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| ● | for<br> directors and officers, includes a representation in the Trading Plan that the director or<br> officer is (1) not aware of any material nonpublic information about the Company or its securities;<br> and (2) adopting the Trading Plan in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade<br> Rule 10b-5; |
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| ● | has<br> been entered into in good faith at a time when the individual was not in possession of material<br> nonpublic information about the Company and not otherwise in a blackout period, and the person<br> who entered into the Trading Plan has acted in good faith with respect to the Trading Plan; |
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| ● | either<br> (1) specifies the amounts, prices, and dates of all transactions under the Trading Plan;<br> or (2) provides a written formula, algorithm, or computer program for determining the amount,<br> price, and date of the transactions, and (3) prohibits the individual from exercising any<br> subsequent influence over the transactions; and |
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| ● | complies<br> with all other applicable requirements of Rule 10b5-1. |
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The Compliance Officer may impose such other conditions on the implementation and operation of the Trading Plan as the Compliance Officer deems necessary or advisable. Individuals may not adopt more than one Trading Plan at a time except under the limited circumstances permitted by Rule 10b5-1 and subject to preapproval by the Compliance Officer.
An individual may only modify a Trading Plan outside of a blackout period and, in any event, when the individual does not possess material nonpublic information. Modifications to and terminations of a Trading Plan are subject to preapproval by the Compliance Officer and modifications of a Trading Plan that change the amount, price, or timing of the purchase or sale of the securities underlying a Trading Plan will trigger a new Cooling-Off Period.
The Company reserves the right to publicly disclose, announce, or respond to inquiries from the media regarding the adoption, modification, or termination of a Trading Plan and non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements, or the execution of transactions made under a Trading Plan. The Company also reserves the right from time to time to suspend, discontinue, or otherwise prohibit transactions under a Trading Plan if the Compliance Officer or the Board of Directors, in its discretion, determines that such suspension, discontinuation, or other prohibition is in the best interests of the Company.
Compliance of a Trading Plan with the terms of Rule 10b5-1 and the execution of transactions pursuant to the Trading Plan are the sole responsibility of the person initiating the Trading Plan, and none of the Company, the Compliance Officer, or the Company’s other employees assumes any liability for any delay in reviewing and/or refusing to approve a Trading Plan submitted for approval, nor the legality or consequences relating to a person entering into, informing the Company of, or trading under, a Trading Plan.
Interpretation,Amendment, and Implementation of this Policy
The Compliance Officer shall have the authority to interpret and update this Policy and all related policies and procedures. In particular, such interpretations and updates of this Policy, as authorized by the Compliance Officer, may include amendments to or departures from the terms of this Policy, to the extent consistent with the general purpose of this Policy and applicable securities laws.
Actions taken by the Company, the Compliance Officer, or any other Company personnel do not constitute legal advice, nor do they insulate you from the consequences of noncompliance with this Policy or with securities laws.
Certificationof Compliance
All directors, officers, employees and others subject to this Policy may be asked periodically to certify their compliance with the terms and provisions of this Policy.
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Exhibit 12.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVEOFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACTOF 2002
I, Oguz Alper Oktem, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Marti Technologies, Inc.; | |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary<br>to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period<br>covered by this report; | |
| --- | --- | |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material<br>respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | |
| --- | --- | |
| 4. | The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures<br>(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules<br>13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have: | |
| --- | --- | |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,<br>to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within<br>those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
| --- | --- | |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under<br>our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements<br>for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
| --- | --- | |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about<br>the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;<br>and | |
| --- | --- | |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered<br>by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial<br>reporting; and | |
| --- | --- | |
| 5. | The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial<br>reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent<br>functions): | |
| --- | --- | |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which<br>are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
| --- | --- | |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal<br>control over financial reporting. | |
| --- | --- | |
| April 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Oguz Alper Oktem |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oguz Alper Oktem | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 12.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIALOFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACTOF 2002
I, Cenk Özeker, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Marti Technologies, Inc.; | |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary<br>to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period<br>covered by this report; | |
| --- | --- | |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material<br>respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | |
| --- | --- | |
| 4. | The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures<br>(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules<br>13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have: | |
| --- | --- | |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,<br>to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within<br>those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
| --- | --- | |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under<br>our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements<br>for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
| --- | --- | |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about<br>the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;<br>and | |
| --- | --- | |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered<br>by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial<br>reporting; and | |
| --- | --- | |
| 5. | The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial<br>reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent<br>functions): | |
| --- | --- | |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which<br>are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
| --- | --- | |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal<br>control over financial reporting. | |
| --- | --- | |
| April 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Cenk Özeker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cenk Özeker | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 13.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVEOFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Marti Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
|---|---|
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations<br>of the Company. |
| --- | --- |
| April 13, 2026 | /s/ Oguz Alper Oktem |
| --- | --- |
| Oguz Alper Oktem | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
The foregoing certification is being furnishedsolely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or afterthe date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Exhibit 13.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIALOFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Marti Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
|---|---|
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations<br>of the Company. |
| --- | --- |
| April 13, 2026 | /s/ Cenk Özeker |
| --- | --- |
| Cenk Özeker | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial Officer) |
The foregoing certification is being furnishedsolely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or afterthe date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Exhibit 15.1
Consent of independent registered public accountingfirm
We have issued our report dated April 13, 2026, with respect to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report of Marti Technologies, Inc. on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025. We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-273543 and No. 333-289486) on Form F-3 and the registration statements (No. 333-274779 and No. 333-284162) on Form S-8, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Marti Technologies, Inc.
/s/ Grant Thornton Audit and AccountingLimited (Dubai Branch)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
April 13, 2026
Exhibit 15.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-273543 and No. 333-289486) on Form F-3 and the registration statements (No. 333-274779 and No. 333-284162) on Form S-8 of our report dated April 16, 2024, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Marti Technologies, Inc.
/s/ KPMG Bağımsız Denetim ve SMMM A.Ş.
Istanbul, Türkiye
April 13, 2026