Information on the Company, and Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects, as well as in this annual report on Form 20-F generally.
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Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout this annual report on Form 20-F which are designed to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this annual report on Form 20-F are made as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
In addition, the section of this annual report on Form 20-F entitled Item 4. Information on the Company contains information obtained from independent industry sources and other sources that we have not independently verified.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to we, us, our, the Company and Brenmiller refer to Brenmiller Energy Ltd. and its subsidiaries, Brenmiller Energy (Rotem) Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel, Brenmiller Energy U.S. Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Delaware, United States, Brenmiller Energy NL B.V., a company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, and Brenmiller Europe S.L., a company incorporated under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain, or Brenmiller Europe.
Our reporting and functional currency is the U.S. dollar.Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, references in this annual report to NIS are to New Israeli Shekels, to dollars, USD or $ are to U.S. dollars, and to EUR or are to the Euro. This annual report contains translations of NIS amounts into U.S. dollars. Unless otherwise noted, all conversion rates from NIS to U.S. dollars in this annual report were made at a rate of NIS 3.699 per $1.00 per U.S. dollar, the exchange rate as of December 31, 2024 published by the Bank of Israel. The aforementioned exchange rate is provided solely for your convenience and may differ from the actual rates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report and other financial data appearing in this annual report.
This report contains trademarks, trade names and service marks, which are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this report may appear without the , or SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, our rights or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, trade names and service marks. We do not intend our use or display of other parties trademarks, trade names or service marks to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply, a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, these other parties.
Summary Risk Factors
Therisk factorsdescribed below are asummaryof the principalrisk factorsassociated with an investment in us. These are not the onlyriskswe face. You should carefully consider theserisk factors, together with the section entitled Risk Factors set forth in Item 3.D of this annual report on Form 20-F, and the other reports and documents filed by us with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
| | We are highly dependent on the successful development, marketing and sale of our proprietary technology;
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| | we are highly dependent on our key employees;
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| | our field of business is generally new, and we may not be aware of all of the risks that our company faces;
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| | our future growth depends on pivoting our business from our previous products and services to our TES system with our bGen technology. This change in our products and services also makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and future prospects and may increase the risk that we will not be successful;
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| | we are exposed to risk relating to volatility in the commodity price of fossil fuels and electricity prices, which could have a material adverse impact on prices of alternative energies and related products. It is possible that revenues received from the sale of alternative energy and related products may be insufficient to cover our costs and we may never be profitable;
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| | alternative energies are becoming increasingly important in the United States and world economy, causing increasing investment devoted to improvements and development of new alternatives and technologies;
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| | we may be subject to unexpected maintenance warranty expenses or service claims that could reduce our profits;
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| | we are dependent upon third-party manufacturers and suppliers making us vulnerable to supply shortages and problems, increased costs and quality or compliance issues, any of which could harm our business;
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| | we are dependent upon third-party service providers to provide a high quality of service, which if not met, may impact the utility of our products, our business, operating results and reputation;
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| | we are dependent on the use of certain raw materials and changes in the price or availability of such raw materials may impact our ability to efficiently produce our products;
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| | our international activities expose us to potential operational risks in new territories, which includes navigating unfamiliar regulatory environments and may lead to compliance and financial exposure;
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| | we need to obtain and uphold permits, certifications and authorization in various jurisdictions; and
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| | the field of energy storage integration is relatively new and still developing, and the regulation of the field is also changing and developing in several jurisdictions.
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Risks Related to Our Financial Condition and Capital Requirements
| | Our management has concluded, and the report of our independent registered public accounting firm contains an explanatory paragraph that indicates that there are conditions that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, which could prevent us from obtaining new financing on reasonable terms or at all;
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| | we have not generated significant revenue from the sale of our current products, expect to incur operating losses in the future and may never be profitable;
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| | we expect to be exposed to fluctuations in the rate of energy tariffs, interest rates, and currency exchange rates, which could adversely affect our results of operations;
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| | we may enter into agreements to operate projects at a financial loss in order to penetrate certain markets and to show our ability to scale-up and execute proof-of-concept agreements for our products in a commercial setting;
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| | we expect that we will need to raise substantial additional funding, which may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all, which may require us to curtail, delay or adjust our commercialization and product development efforts, expansion to new markets, or other activities; and
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| | our revenues and efforts to become profitable may be impacted by our need to pay royalties on government grants and other agreements, which may also include terms subjecting us to penalties if we are in default of material terms.
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Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property
| | If we are unable to obtain and maintain effective patent rights for our products and services, we may not be able to compete effectively in our markets. If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets or know-how, such proprietary information may be used by others to compete against us;
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| | intellectual property rights of third parties could adversely affect our ability to commercialize our products and services, and we might be required to litigate or obtain licenses from third parties in order to develop or market our product candidates. Such litigation or licenses could be costly or not available on commercially reasonable terms; and
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| | we may be involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our intellectual property, which could be expensive, time consuming, and unsuccessful.
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Risks Related to Ownership of our Securities
| | Nasdaq may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions;
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| | the market price of our Ordinary Shares may be highly volatile and fluctuate substantially, which could result in substantial losses for purchasers of our Ordinary Shares;
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| | future sales of our Ordinary Shares could reduce the market price of our Ordinary Shares;
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| | our officers and directors currently beneficially own approximately 12.56% of our Ordinary Shares. They will therefore be able to exert significant control over matters submitted to our shareholders for approval; and
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| | we may be a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes in the current taxable year or may become one in any subsequent taxable year. There generally would be negative tax consequences for U.S. taxpayers that are holders of the Ordinary Shares if we are or were to become a PFIC.
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Risks Related to our Incorporation and Our Operations in Israel
| | Political, economic and military instability due to the multi-front war Israel is facing, where our headquarters, members of management, production facilities and employees are located, may adversely affect our results of operations;
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| | we received grants from the IIA and from the Israeli Ministry of Energy that may require us to pay royalties and restrict our ability to transfer technologies or know-how outside of Israel;
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| | it may be difficult to enforce a judgment of a U.S. court against us and our executive officers and directors and the Israeli experts named in this annual report in Israel or the United States, to assert U.S. securities laws claims in Israel or to serve process on our executive officers and directors and these experts;
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| | your rights and responsibilities as a shareholder will be governed in key respects by Israeli laws, which differs in some material respects from the rights and responsibilities of shareholders of U.S. companies; and
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| | we may become subject to claims for remuneration or royalties for assigned service invention rights by our employees, which could result in litigation and adversely affect our business.
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PART I
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
Not applicable.
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