FiscalNote Holdings Inc

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2025. , except as set forth below.

Sales of a substantial number of our Class A Common Stock into the public market or the perception that such sales might occur, could cause the market price of our Class A Common Stock to decline. Additionally, the issuance of additional shares of our Class A Common Stock will dilute our other stockholders.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Class A Common Stock into the public market or the perception that such sales might occur could cause the market price of our Class A Common Stock to decline and may make it more difficult for you to sell your Class A Common Stock at a time and price that you deem appropriate.

Sales of our Class A Common Stock following the expiration of the lock-up periods or pursuant to exercise of registration rights may make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate. These sales also could cause the trading price of our Class A Common Stock to fall and make it more difficult for you to sell shares of our Class A Common Stock at a time and price that you deem appropriate.

As previously disclosed, we have issued to the Exchange Investor the Third ERA Convertible Note in the aggregate principal amount $5.8 million (the Principal Amount) which is convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock (the Third ERA Convertible Note Underlying Shares) and in connection therewith, we issued 2,596,050 Class A Common Stock to the Exchange Investor (the Third ERA Convertible Note Fee Shares) and issued 300,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to a broker (the Broker Shares) to facilitate the liquidation of the Third ERA Convertible Note Fee Shares and Third ERA Convertible Note Underlying Shares. If the sale of the Third ERA Convertible Note Underlying Shares and Third ERA Convertible Note Fee Shares do not generate cash proceeds equal to 145% of the Principal Amount, we will be required to issue additional shares of Class A Common Stock to the Exchange Investor (the Third ERA Convertible Note Additional Shares).

On August 12, 2025, we issued the 2025 GPO Note which requires us (i) to satisfy the interest payable thereunder in cash or freely tradeable shares of our Class A Common Stock at our option and (ii) make quarterly installment payments of $2 million of the outstanding principal beginning April 1, 2026 in the form of freely tradeable shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, cash, or a combination thereof ((i) and (ii) collectively, the GPO Shares).

On August 12, 2025, the Company also issued the initial tranche of the Debentures in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $21 million to YA and the Company expects to issue the Second Tranche of the Debentures with an aggregate principal amount of $12 million upon pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. YA is entitled to convert any portion of the principal amount of the Debentures and accrued interest thereon into shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock (the Debenture Conversion Shares), subject to certain limitations.

The issuance of the Third ERA Convertible Note Underlying Shares, Third ERA Convertible Note Fee Shares, Third ERA Convertible Note Additional Shares, Broker Shares, GPO Shares and Debenture Conversion Shares may cause stockholders to experience significant dilution of their ownership interests and cause the market price of our Class A Common Stock to decline.