Cycurion, Inc. 10-K

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS You should carefully consider the risks described below with respect to an investment in our shares. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, operating results or cash provided by operations could be materially harmed. As a result, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you might lose all or part of your investment. When evaluating an investment in our common stock, you should also refer to the other information in this Annual Report, including our consolidated financial statements and related notes. Risks Related to Our Business Generally Cycurion has a limited operating history upon which you can evaluate our future business and prospects. Cycurion has a limited operating history. It was incorporated in 2017. Since its incorporation, Cycurion has acquired two operating subsidiaries: Axxum in 2017 and Cloudburst in 2019. It also acquired certain technology assets of Sabres in September 2021. Accordingly, Cycurion and its subsidiaries have varying operating histories and, together as a consolidated company, has a limited operating history, which can make it difficult for investors to evaluate Cycurion’s operations and prospects and may increase the risks associated with an investment. There can be no assurance that Cycurion’s business plan can be realized in the manner contemplated, that it will ever realize any significant operating revenues, or that its operations will ever be profitable and, therefore, its stockholders may lose all or a substantial part of their investment. Cycurion has incurred net losses and cannot assure you that it will achieve or maintain profitable operations. Cycurion’s net income was $1,229,601 for the year ended December 31, 2024 and net loss was $(2,097,013) December 31, 2023. Cycurion may continue to incur significant losses in the future for a number of reasons, including unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, and delays and other unknown events. Cycurion intends to increase its brand awareness, expand the customer base, and expect to continue to invest heavily in its businesses in the foreseeable future as management continues to attempt to expand and grow the core businesses. In addition, Cycurion’s net revenues could be impacted by various factors, including the competitive landscape, customer preferences, and the success of our service offerings. Accordingly, management cannot assure you that Cycurion will achieve sustainable operating profits as it continues to attempt to expand its product and professional service offerings and otherwise implement its growth initiatives. Any failure to achieve and maintain profitability would have a materially adverse effect on Cycurion’s ability to implement its business plan, its results and operations, and its financial condition, and could cause the value of its common stock to decline, resulting in a significant or complete loss of your investment. 12 Cycurion’s level of indebtedness and debt service obligations could adversely affect its financial condition and make it more difficult for management to fund its operations. As of December 31, 2024, Cycurion had approximately $20.2 million of indebtedness and other liabilities outstanding. ● It will need to use a substantial portion of available cash flow to pay interest and principal on existing debt, which will reduce the amount of money available to finance its operations and other business activities; ● its debt level increases its vulnerability to general economic downturns and adverse industry conditions; ● its debt level could limit its flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in its business and in its industry in general; ● its leverage could place Cycurion at a competitive disadvantage compared to its competitors that have less debt; and ● its failure to comply with the financial and other restrictive covenants in our debt instruments which, among other things, may require us to maintain specified financial ratios and will limit its ability to incur debt and sell assets, could result in an event of default that, if not cured or waived, could have a material adverse effect on its business or prospects. Despite the existing level of indebtedness, Cycurion and its subsidiaries may incur additional indebtedness, which could further exacerbate the risks described above. Cycurion’s recurring losses, net working capital, and accumulated deficit resulting from substantial operating losses have raised substantial doubt regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Cycurion had a net working capital deficit of $7.8 million and an accumulated deficit of $3.2 million resulting from net income incurred during the year ended December 31, 2024 and from substantial losses during prior periods. In addition, it had a net cash outflow of $2.0 million from operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2023 and $1.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, all of which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Although Cycurion was nominally profitable during the 2024 fiscal year, there is no assurance that it will not continue to generate operating losses and consume significant cash resources for the foreseeable future. Without additional financing, these conditions raise substantial doubt about Cycurion’s ability to continue as a going concern, meaning that it may be unable to continue operations for the foreseeable future or realize assets and discharge liabilities in the ordinary course of operations. If Cycurion seeks additional financing to fund its business and potential acquisition activities in the future and there remains doubt about its 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. If Cycurion is unable to obtain sufficient funding, its business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected, and it may be unable to continue as a going concern. If it is unable to continue as a going concern, it may have to liquidate its assets and may receive less than the value at which those assets are carried on its financial statements; accordingly, it is likely that stockholders will lose all or a part of their investment. We will require substantial additional funding in the future, which may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all, and, if not so available, may require us to delay, limit, reduce, or cease our operations. Our operations have consumed substantial amounts of cash since our inception. As of December 31, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $3.2 million. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and increasing operating losses for the foreseeable future. Our business will require substantial additional capital for implementation of our long-term business plan and development of cybersecurity technology. Our ability to raise additional funds may be adversely impacted by potential worsening global economic conditions and the recent disruptions to, and volatility in, the credit and financial markets in the U.S. As we require additional funds, we may seek to fund our operations through the sale of additional equity securities, debt financing, and/or strategic collaboration agreements. We cannot be sure that additional financing from any of these sources will be available when needed or that, if available, the additional financing will be obtained on favorable terms. If we raise additional funds by selling shares of our common stock or other equity-linked securities, the ownership interest of our current stockholders will be diluted. We may seek to access the public or private capital markets whenever conditions are favorable, even if we do not have an immediate need for additional capital at that time. If we raise additional funds through collaborations, strategic alliances or marketing, distribution, or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, or assets or to grant licenses on terms that may not be acceptable to us. If we raise additional funds through debt financing, we may have to grant a security interest on our assets to the future lenders, our debt service costs may be substantial, and the lenders may have a preferential position in connection with any future bankruptcy or liquidation involving the Company. We may issue additional shares of common stock or preferred stock under an employee incentive plan, which would dilute the interest of our stockholders. We may issue a substantial number of additional shares of common or preferred stock under an employee incentive plan. The issuance of additional shares of common or preferred stock: ● may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors; ● may subordinate the rights of holders of common stock if preferred stock is issued with rights senior to those afforded our common stock; ● could cause a change of control if a substantial number of shares of our common stock are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; and ● may adversely affect prevailing market prices for the common stock. Cycurion’s ability to grow and compete in the future will be adversely affected if adequate capital is not available to it or not available on favorable terms. Cycurion has limited capital resources. To date, it has financed its operations through a mix of equity investments by unaffiliated third parties and bank debt financing and, except in connection with this Offering, it expects to continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Cycurion’s ability to continue its normal and planned operations, to grow its business, and to compete in the cybersecurity industry will depend on the availability of adequate capital. Management cannot assure you that Cycurion will be able to obtain additional financing from those or other sources when or in the amounts needed, on acceptable terms, or at all. If it raises capital through the sale of equity, or securities convertible into equity, that would result in dilution to its then-existing stockholders, which could be significant depending on the price at which it may be able to sell its securities. If Cycurion raises additional capital through the incurrence of additional indebtedness, it would likely become subject to further covenants restricting its business activities, and holders of debt instruments would have rights and privileges senior to those of its then-existing stockholders. In addition, servicing the interest and principal repayment obligations under debt facilities could divert funds that would otherwise be available to support development of new programs and marketing to current and potential new clients. If Cycurion is unable to raise capital when needed or on acceptable terms, it could be forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate certain products or professional service offerings or future marketing efforts, or reduce or discontinue its operations. Any of these events could significantly harm Cycurion’s business, financial condition, and prospects and could cause the value of its common stock to decline, resulting in a significant or complete loss of your investment. 13 If Cycurion does not continue to innovate and offer solutions and professional services that address the dynamic threat landscape, it may not remain competitive and its revenue and operating results could suffer. Cycurion’s success will depend, in part, on its ability to develop and implement innovative customer solutions and professional services that anticipate and keep pace with rapid and continuing changes in technology, industry standards, and client preferences, as well as continue to attract top talent and expertise in order to develop innovative solution offerings and professional services that are required to keep up with dynamic industry landscapes. Cycurion may not be successful in anticipating or responding to these developments in a timely basis, and its offerings may not be successful in the marketplace. In addition, services, solutions, and technologies developed by its competitors may make its service or solution offerings uncompetitive or obsolete. Any of these circumstances could have a material adverse effect on its ability to obtain and successfully complete important client engagements, which in return would negatively affect revenue and operating results. Cycurion relies on personnel with extensive information security expertise and the loss of, or its inability to attract and retain, qualified personnel in the highly competitive labor market for such expertise could harm its business. Cycurion’s future performance depends upon its ability to attract and retain qualified cybersecurity personnel. The information technology consulting and cybersecurity industries have highly competitive labor markets, which depend on technical expertise and experience. In the future, it may be unable to continue to recruit and retain talent. If it is unable to recruit and/or retain talent, it may not be able to expand. Finally, its competitors may offer more competitive compensation packages than it could afford to offer. Cycurion regularly attempts to benchmark its employee and contractor compensation against compensation paid within our industry and, if possible, make annual adjustments to the compensation it pays in order to remain competitive in the market. In order to attract and retain the number of employees Cycurion needs to grow our business, it may need to increase its compensation levels in the future. This could adversely affect its operating margins, which, in turn, could negatively affect its financial condition and operating results. If Cycurion is unable to hire, retain, train, and motivate qualified personnel and senior management, its business could suffer. Cycurion’s future success largely depends upon the continued contribution, attraction, and retention of its senior management and other qualified personnel. If one or more of Cycurion’s executive officers are unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, it may not be able to replace them readily, if at all. Additionally, it may incur additional expenses to recruit and retain new executive officers. If any of its executive officers joins a competitor or forms a competing company, it may lose some or all of its customers. Finally, it does not maintain “key person” life insurance on any of its executive officers. Because of these factors, the loss of the services of any of these key persons could adversely affect Cycurion’s business, financial condition, and results of operations, and thereby an investment in its common stock. Cycurion must continually enhance its training, existing solutions and technology tools and develop or acquire new solutions and tools, or it will lose clients and its competitive position will suffer. The cybersecurity landscape is constantly changing with increasing scale, frequency, and organization of attacks. Thus, there is a high need for constant improvement and updates in Cycurion’s existing solutions and technologies. Cycurion faces the risks of its services offerings not being adequately competitive, including not being able to: (i) accurately targeting its clients’ and prospective clients’ most-needed solutions (ii) being cost-effective for its clients and prospective clients, and (iii) being easy to use. If Cycurion does not meet its clients’ and prospective clients’ expectations, or adequately mitigate these risks, it risks losing its competitive position and clients, which, in turn, will decrease its operating profits, revenue, and net income. Cycurion faces intense competition in the cybersecurity industry, especially from larger, well-established companies. Cycurion faces significant competition from other cybersecurity companies, especially those companies who are considered the larger and more established entities. Relative to Cycurion, many of these companies have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, and other resources, longer operating histories, more well-established brand names and business user recognition, larger customer bases, larger and more mature intellectual property portfolios, and more diverse strategic plans and service offerings. Intense competition from these traditional and new cybersecurity companies has led to declining prices and margins for many cybersecurity services, and Cycurion expects this trend to continue as competition intensifies in the future. Any decrease in Cycurion’s pricing or margins, could significantly harm its business, financial condition, and results of operations, resulting in a significant or complete loss of your investment. Further, decreasing prices for such professional services due to high number of entrants has somewhat diminished the competitive advantage that Cycurion has enjoyed as a result of its service pricing. If its competitors implement a similar business model, then Cycurion’s competitive position in the market might be diluted. Should this happen, its ability to acquire and keep customers would be impaired. Cycurion’s competitors may also introduce new technologies or services that could make Cycurion’s product offerings and professional services less attractive to its customers or potential customers. The inability to maintain or improve its competitive standing within the cybersecurity industry could materially adversely affect its business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations. For all of these reasons, Cycurion may not be able to compete successfully against its current or future competitors or may be required to expend significant resources in order to remain competitive. If Cycurion’s competitors are more successful than Cycurion in developing new product and service offerings or in attracting and retaining customers, Cycurion’s business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected. If our products or professional services fail to detect vulnerabilities or identify and respond to cybersecurity incidents, or if our products contain undetected errors or defects, our brand and reputation could be harmed, which could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. If our products or professional services fail to detect vulnerabilities in our customers’ cybersecurity infrastructure, or if our products or professional services fail to identify and respond to new and increasingly complex methods of cyber-attacks, our business and reputation may suffer. There is no guarantee that our products or professional services will detect all vulnerabilities, especially in light of the rapidly changing security landscape to which we must respond. Additionally, our products may falsely detect vulnerabilities or threats that do not actually exist. Our products may also contain undetected errors or defects. Any errors, defects, disruptions in service, or other performance problems with our products may damage our customers’ businesses and could hurt our reputation. If our products or professional services fail to detect vulnerabilities for any reason, we may incur significant costs, the attention of our key personnel could be diverted, our customers may delay or withhold payment to us or elect not to renew or other significant customer relations problems may arise. We may also be subject to liability claims for damages related to errors or defects in our products. A material liability claim or other occurrence that harms our reputation or decreases market acceptance of our products may harm our business and operating results. 14 Many federal, state, and foreign governments have enacted laws requiring companies to notify individuals of data security breaches involving their personal data. These mandatory disclosures regarding a security breach often lead to widespread negative publicity, and any association of us with such publicity may cause our customers to lose confidence in the effectiveness of our security solutions. An actual or perceived security breach or theft of the sensitive data of one of our customers, regardless of whether the breach is attributable to the failure of our products or professional services, could adversely affect the market’s perception of our offerings and subject us to legal claims. We have recently acquired multiple businesses. Our growth strategy is driven by successful acquisitions and integration of additional businesses that provide comparable or complementary services. Our ability to grow is limited if we fail to identify and consummate acquisitions. We have completed the acquisition of certain complementary businesses, and we intend to consider additional potential strategic transactions, which could involve acquisitions of businesses or assets, joint ventures, or investments in businesses or technologies that expand, complement, or otherwise relate to our business. We may also consider, from time to time, opportunities to engage in joint ventures or other business collaborations with third parties. Should our relationships fail to materialize into significant agreements, or should we fail to work efficiently with these companies, we may lose sales and marketing opportunities and our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be adversely affected. Any business acquisition creates risks such as, among others: (i) the need to integrate and manage the businesses acquired with our own business; (ii) additional demands on our resources, systems, procedures, and controls; (iii) disruption of our ongoing business; and (iv) diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns. Moreover, these transactions could involve: (a) substantial investment of funds or financings by issuance of debt or equity securities; (b) substantial investment with respect to technology transfers and operational integration; and (c) the acquisition or disposition of lines of businesses. Also, such activities could result in one-time charges and expenses and have the potential to either dilute the interests of our existing stockholders or result in the issuance of, or assumption of debt. Such acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, or other business collaborations may involve significant commitments of financial and other resources. Any such activities may not be successful in generating revenue, income, or other returns, and any resources we committed to such activities will not be available to us for other purposes. Moreover, if we are unable to access the capital markets on acceptable terms or at all, we may not be able to consummate acquisitions, or may have to do so on the basis of a less than optimal capital structure. Our inability to take advantage of growth opportunities or address risks associated with acquisitions or investments in businesses may negatively affect our operating results. Additionally, any impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets acquired in an acquisition or in an investment, or charges to earnings associated with any acquisition or investment activity, may materially reduce our earnings. Future acquisitions or joint ventures may not result in their anticipated benefits and we may not be able to properly integrate acquired technologies or businesses with our existing operations or successfully combine personnel and cultures. Failure to do so could deprive us of the intended benefits of those acquisitions. We intend to grow our client base significantly through acquisitions of other service providers. If we fail to retain existing clients and attract new clients through acquisitions, we may never achieve profitability. Through acquisition of other service providers, we will inherit an increasingly larger client base, which creates cross-selling and up-selling opportunities. We need high-quality service and exemplary client management to retain and grow our client base. We also plan to launch sales and marketing efforts, and if our marketing efforts do not materialize, we may lose existing clients or fail to obtain new clients. Our inability to grow sales as we expand in operations may result in continuing losses, and we may not be profitable for an extended period of time. In addition, even if we are able to make future acquisitions, we will incur additional costs to consummate them, which may result in a shortage in our capital resources. We may also incur difficulties in integrating new businesses with our current operations. Our business strategy may impose limitations in our ability to accurately forecast future revenue and operating results. Our operating results are dependent on a variety of factors, including purchasing patterns of our clients, competitive pricing, debt servicing, and general economic trends. Our revenue and operating results may fluctuate if our sales targets are not met, new service offerings receive poor client response, or client acquisition costs increase due to competition. In addition to these factors, our acquisition strategy may impose additional risks to the predictability of our operating results. Revenue streams may be volatile due to the uncertainty in identifying attractive acquisition candidates and our ability to consummate new acquisitions. Unexpected expenses may be incurred during due diligence and post-acquisition. Management intends to manage risk carefully with the acquisitions; however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to identity and consummate acquisitions that improve our results of operations. As a cybersecurity provider, we are a target of cyber-attacks and other cyber risks that could adversely impact our reputation and operating results. As a cybersecurity provider, we have been and will likely be a target of cyber-attacks designed to impede the performance of our products, penetrate our network security, or that of our customers, misappropriate proprietary information and/or cause interruptions to our services. If our systems are breached as a result of third-party action, employee error or misconduct, attackers could learn critical information about how our products operate to help protect our customers’ infrastructures from cyber risk, thereby making our customers more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. In addition, if actual or perceived breaches of our network security occur, they could adversely affect the market perception of our products, negatively affecting our reputation, and may expose us to the loss of our proprietary information or information belonging to our customers, investigations or litigation and possible liability, including injunctive relief and monetary damages. Such security breaches could also divert the efforts of our key personnel. In addition, such security breaches could impair our ability to operate our business and provide products and services to our customers. If this happens, our reputation could be harmed, our revenue could decline and our business could suffer. Additionally, we cannot be certain that our insurance coverage will be adequate for data security liabilities actually incurred, will cover any indemnification claims against us relating to any incident, that insurance will continue to be available to us on economically 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 a material adverse effect on our business, including our financial condition, operating results, and reputation. The loss of, or a significant reduction, in purchases by any of our larger clients could adversely affect our business and financial results. Currently, we are dependent on a few clients for a large portion of our revenue. If we fail to provide professional services to these clients on a timely basis or fail to meet their performance expectations, including the failure to enhance, maintain, upgrade, or improve our products and professional services, we may lose some of our clients that generate a significant amount of our revenue. If this were to happen, we would need to acquire several smaller clients or another large client to replace the lost revenue, as to which acquisitions there can be no assurance. Any loss of a significant customer could increase our per-client costs, decrease our operating efficiencies, and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. There can be no assurance that we can easily mitigate the potential loss of any of our larger clients, if at all. The failure of Congress to approve appropriations bills in a timely manner for the Federal government agencies and departments we support, or the failure of the Administration and Congress to reach an agreement on fiscal issues, could delay and reduce spending, cause us to lose revenue and profit, and affect our cash flow. On an annual basis, Congress is required to approve appropriations bills that govern spending by each of the Federal government agencies and departments we support. When Congress is, or Congress and the Administration are, unable to agree on budget priorities and, thus, unable to pass annual appropriations bills on a timely basis, Congress typically enacts a continuing resolution. Continuing resolutions generally allow Federal government agencies and departments to operate at spending levels based on the previous fiscal year. When agencies and departments operate on the basis of a continuing resolution, funding we expect to receive from clients for work we are already performing and for new initiatives may be delayed or cancelled. Congress and the Administration have from time to time failed to agree on a continuing resolution, resulting in temporary shutdowns of non-essential Federal government functions and our work on such functions. Such shutdowns may result in delayed payments to us and/or the delay of certain programs and projects for which we were engaged. Thus, the failure by Congress and the Administration to enact appropriations bills in a timely manner can result in the loss of revenue and profit when Federal government agencies and departments are required to cancel or change existing or new initiatives or the deferral of revenue and profit to later periods due to shutdowns or delays in implementing existing or new initiatives. There is also the possibility that Congress will fail to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, when necessary. This can also result in Federal government shutdowns. The delayed funding or shutdown of many parts of the Federal government, including agencies, departments, programs, and projects we support, could have a substantial negative affect on our revenue, profits, and cash flow. 15 Substantially all of our revenue is generated from contracts with Federal governmental entities. We derived substantially all of our revenue in each of 2024 and 2023 from contracts with Federal government clients. Selling to government entities can be highly competitive, expensive and time consuming, and often requires significant upfront time and expense without any assurance that we will win a sale. Further expenditures by our Federal government clients may be restricted or reduced by Administration or congressional actions, by action of the Office of Management and Budget, by action of individual agencies or departments, or by other actions. Accordingly, we expect that, due to changing government budgeting and spending priorities and related disputes among Congress and the Administration, some of our government clients in the future may delay payments due to us, may eventually fail to pay what they owe us, and/or may delay certain programs and projects. For some government clients, we may face a difficult choice: turn down (or stop) work due to budget uncertainty with the risk of damaging a valuable client relationship or perform work with the risk of not being paid in a timely fashion or perhaps at all. Congressional elections could also affect spending priorities and budgets at all levels of government. In addition, increased deficits and debt at all levels of government, may lead to reduced spending by agencies and departments on projects or programs we support. Government entities also have heightened sensitivity surrounding the purchase of cybersecurity solutions due to the critical importance of their IT infrastructures, the nature of the information contained within those infrastructures and the fact that they are highly visible targets for cyber-attacks. Accordingly, increasing sales of our products and professional services to government entities may be challenging. Further, in the course of providing our products and professional services to government entities, our employees and those of our channel partners may be exposed to sensitive government information. Any failure by us or our channel partners to safeguard and maintain the confidentiality of such information could subject us to liability and reputational harm, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial performance. Our reliance on U.S. General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule (“GSA Schedule”) contracts and other Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (“IDIQ”) contracts creates the risk of volatility in our revenue and profit levels. We believe that one of the elements of our success is our position as a prime contractor under GSA Schedule contracts and other IDIQ contracts, and we believe this position is important to our ability to sell our services to Federal government clients. However, these contract vehicles require us to compete for each delivery order and task order, rather than having a more predictable stream of activity during the term of a multi-year contract. In addition, we may spend considerable cost and management time and effort to prepare bids and proposals for contracts, delivery orders, or task orders that we may not win. There can be no assurance that we will continue to obtain revenue from such contracts at current levels, or in any amount, in the future. To the extent that Federal government agencies and departments choose to employ GSA Schedule contracts and other IDIQ contracts encompassing activities for which we are not able to compete or provide services, we could lose business, which would negatively affect our revenue and profitability. Future acquisitions could disrupt our business and harm our financial condition and operating results. To remain competitive, we have in the past and may in the future seek to acquire additional businesses, products, or technologies. The environment for acquisitions in our industry is very competitive and acquisition candidate purchase prices will likely exceed what we would prefer to pay. We also may not find suitable acquisition candidates, and acquisitions we complete may be unsuccessful. Achieving the anticipated benefits of future acquisitions will depend in part upon whether we can integrate acquired operations, products and technology in a timely and cost-effective manner and successfully market and sell these as new product offerings, or as new features within our existing offerings. The acquisition and integration processes are complex, expensive, and time consuming, and may cause an interruption of, or loss of momentum in, product development, sales activities, and operations. If we are unable to effectively execute or integrate acquisitions, our business, financial condition, and operating results could be adversely affected. In addition, we may only be able to conduct limited due diligence on an acquired company’s operations or may discover that the products or technology acquired were not as capable as we thought based upon the initial or limited due diligence. Following an acquisition, we may be subject to unforeseen liabilities arising from an acquired company’s past or present operations and these liabilities may be greater than the warranty and indemnity limitations that we negotiate. Any unforeseen liability that is greater than these warranty and indemnity limitations could have a negative impact on our financial condition. Our strategic partnerships expose us to a range of business risks and uncertainties that could have a material adverse impact on our business and financial results. We and our subsidiaries have entered, and intend to continue to enter, into strategic partnerships with third parties to support our future growth plans. We cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to continue to enter into additional strategic partnerships. Strategic partnerships require significant coordination between the parties involved, particularly if a partner requires that we integrate its products with our products. Further, we have invested and will continue to invest significant time, money, and resources to establish and maintain relationships with our strategic partners, but we have no assurance that any particular relationship will continue for any specific period of time, result in new offerings that we can effectively commercialize, or result in enhancements to our existing offerings. We are dependent on the continued services and performance of our senior management and other key employees, the loss of any of whom could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition. Our future performance depends on the continued services and contributions of our senior management, particularly Emmit McHenry, and other key employees to execute on our business plan and to identify and pursue new opportunities and product innovations. From time to time, there may be changes in our senior management team resulting from the termination or departure of our executive officers and key employees. The loss of the services of our senior management, particularly Emmit McHenry, or other key employees for any reason could significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our development and strategic objectives and harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Accusations against us by third parties of infringement or other violations of their intellectual property rights, regardless of the accuracy of these assertions, could result in significant costs and harm our business and operating results. We cannot ensure that our professional services and solutions, or the third-party solutions that we offer to our clients, do not infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties and, in the future, we may have infringement claims asserted against us or against our clients. These claims could harm our reputation, require us to incur significant expenses and monetary liability, and prevent us from offering some of our current professional services or solutions. Legal challenges to our intellectual property rights and claims of intellectual property infringement by third parties could require that we enter into royalty or licensing agreements on less-than-favorable terms. Even if we believe any such challenges or claims are without merit, they can be time-consuming and costly to defend, injure our reputation, and divert management’s attention and resources away from our business. We may need to change our business practices if any of these events were to occur, which may limit our ability to compete effectively and could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. We depend on unaffiliated third-party software in order to provide our solutions and professional services and support our operations. Significant portions of our services and operations rely on software that is licensed from third-party vendors. The fees associated with these license agreements could increase in future periods, resulting in increased operating expenses. If there are significant changes to the terms and conditions of our license agreements, or if we are unable to renew these license agreements, we may be required to make changes to our vendors or information technology systems. These changes could impact the solutions and services we provide to our clients or the processes we have in place to support our operations, which could have an adverse effect on our business. Any material weakness in our internal controls could adversely affect our business. In the future, under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “SOX Act”), we will be required to furnish a report by our management on internal control over financial reporting. This report must contain, among other matters, an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, including a statement as to whether or not our internal control over financial reporting is effective. This assessment must include disclosure of any material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting identified by our management. 16 We identify material weakness in our internal controls, which could affect our ability to provide reliable financial statements and our business decision-making process, could harm our business and operating results, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, cause the market price of our securities to decrease and harm our ability to obtain additional financing, especially additional financing on favorable terms, could be adversely affected. In addition, failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could result in investigations or sanctions by regulatory authorities. For a description of our material weaknesses, please see “Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.” We may not be able to manage our growth effectively or improve our operational, financial, and management information systems, which would impair our results of operations. In the near term, we intend to expand the scope of our operational activities significantly. If we are successful in executing our business plan, we will experience growth in our business that could place a significant strain on our business operations, finances, management, and other resources. The factors that may place strain on our resources include, but are not limited to, the following: ● The need for continued development of our financial and information management systems; ● The need to manage strategic relationships and agreements with manufacturers, customers, and partners; and ● Difficulties in hiring and retaining skilled management, technical, and other personnel necessary to support and manage our business. Additionally, our strategy envisions a period of rapid growth that may impose a significant burden on our administrative and operational resources. Our ability to manage growth effectively will require us to expand the capabilities of our administrative and operational resources substantially and to attract, train, manage, and retain qualified management and other personnel. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in recruiting and retaining new employees or retaining existing employees. We cannot provide assurances that our management will be able to manage this growth effectively. Our failure to manage growth successfully could result in our sales not increasing commensurately with capital investments, if at all, or otherwise materially adversely affecting our business, financial condition, or results of operations. We may issue additional shares of Cycurion common stock or other equity securities without your approval, which would dilute your ownership interests and may depress the market price of your shares. We may issue additional shares of Cycurion common stock or other equity securities of equal or senior rank in the future in connection with, among other things, future acquisitions, repayment of outstanding indebtedness or under the Equity Incentive Plan, without stockholder approval, in a number of circumstances. Our issuance of additional shares of Cycurion common stock or other equity securities of equal or senior rank could have the following effects: ● your proportionate ownership interest in the combined company decrease; ● the relative voting strength of each previously outstanding share of the combined company may be diminished; or ● the market price of our shares of the combined company stock may decline. If we are unable continually to add new customer offerings, innovate, and increase efficiencies, our ability to attract new customers may be adversely affected. In the area of innovation, we must be able to add new solutions and professional service offerings and adopt sales incentives and policies that appeal to our customers and prospective customers. This depends, in part, on the creative and marketing skills of our personnel and on our ability to appeal to both customers and manufacturers. We may not be successful in the development, introduction, marketing and sourcing of new products or sales policies that satisfy customer needs, achieve market acceptance, or generate satisfactory financial returns, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Risks Related to the SLG Assignment Agreement We may fail to consummate some, or all of the assumptions contemplated by the SLG Assignment Agreement. There is no guarantee that our possible assumption of any or all of the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder, will be approved by the counterparties. Mitigating factors that may hinder its acquisition include: ● Legal or regulatory challenges related to our possible assumptions of the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which will result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder; ● Discovery of material incompatibilities or challenges from our due diligence of the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder; ● Misrepresentation by SLG in respect of any of the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder; and ● The counterparty to one or more of the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder, does not approve the relevant assignment to us. Due Diligence may not reveal all issues with respect to SLG. There is no assurance that our due diligence will reveal all relevant information regarding the to-be- assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder. We rely on our working relationship with SLG, the counterparties to the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder, as well as the information provided to us by SLG, its management, counsel, and auditors. There is no assurance that we will receive all relevant information or identify any current or historical factor that might otherwise prevent us from consummating any or all of the assumptions of the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder, or cause significant financial costs thereafter. We may incur significant unforeseen costs related to our possible assumption of the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder, that are the subject of the SLG Assignment Agreement. We recognize that there may be significant additional costs related to the assumption of the to-be- assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder, that are the subject of the SLG Assignment Agreement, including costs related to legal and due diligence, integration and consolidation of the to-be-assigned SLG agreements themselves, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder, as distinguished from our operating as a subcontractor for those agreements, and other unexpected or unforeseen costs. Further, consummating the transactions contemplated by the SLG Assignment Agreement may cause us to: ● Issue common stock that will dilute our current stockholders’ ownership; ● Use a substantial portion of our cash resources; 17 ● Increase our interest expense, leverage, and debt service requirements if we incur additional debt to in connection with the obligations that we will assume under the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder; ● Assume unexpected liabilities for which SLG has not agreed to indemnify us sufficiently or for which SLG does not have the resources to indemnify us; and ● Record goodwill and non-amortizable intangible assets that are subject to impairment testing and potential impairment charges. There is no assurance that we will be able to integrate becoming the prime contractor under the to-be-assigned SLG agreements into our business model, which could then result in significant disruption to our business. Our inability to integrate the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder, could impede us from realizing all the benefits of the possible assignments. The integration process of the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder, may disrupt our current business model of being a significant subcontractor on many projects rather than the prime contractor itself. The role of prime contractor has certain significant benefits regarding bidding for future contracts, but carries with it a significant administrative burden that currently we may not be able to fulfill successfully. There is no assurance that any or all the counterparties to the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which, if we are able to assume, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder, will permit such assignment by SLG and assumption by us. We have no reason to believe that any of the counterparties will not approve the prospective assignments of the SLG agreements; however, because the terms of each of the agreements that SLG has agreed to assign to us has a provision that provides the counterparty to such agreement with a right to approve an assignment prior to its effectiveness (even though we are known to each applicable counterparty as the prime subcontractor), we cannot provide any assurance that any or all of the counterparties will provide approval of the proposed assignments. Nevertheless, without those approvals, we would continue as the prime subcontractor under each of the agreements and, pursuant to the provisions of the SLG Assignment Agreement, SLG and we would reduce the consideration that we would otherwise tender to SLG. There is no assurance that the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder, will perform as expected. There is no assurance that the to-be-assigned SLG agreements, which, if assumed by us, would result in our becoming the prime contractor thereunder, will continue to operate at current or historic levels. Although we have no reason to believe otherwise, that is the same risk that we face as the prime subcontractor for such agreements; however, as the prime contractor under such agreements, our costs would be higher than they currently are. Our insurance policies are expensive and protect us only from some business risks, which will leave us exposed to significant uninsured liabilities. We carry insurance for most categories of risk that our business may encounter; however, we may not have adequate levels of coverage. We currently maintain general liability, property, workers’ compensation, clinical study, products liability and directors’ and officers’ insurance, along with an umbrella policy. We may not be able to maintain existing insurance at current or adequate levels of coverage. Any significant uninsured liability may require us to pay substantial amounts, which would adversely affect our cash position and results of operations. Risks Related to Securities Markets and Investment in Our Common Stock Cycurion has no current plans to pay dividends on its shares of common stock. Cycurion does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. If Cycurion incurs indebtedness in the future to fund its future growth, its ability to pay dividends may be further restricted by the terms of such indebtedness. If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal control over financial reporting in the future, our ability to produce accurate and timely financial statements could be impaired, which could harm our operating results, investors’ views of us, and, as a result, the value of our common stock. Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, our management will be required to report upon the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting beginning with the annual report for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. When and if we are a “large accelerated filer” or an “accelerated filer” and are no longer an “emerging growth company” or “smaller reporting company,” each as defined in the Exchange Act, our independent registered public accounting firm will be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. However, for so long as we remain an emerging growth company or smaller reporting company, we intend to take advantage of an exemption available to emerging growth companies and smaller reporting companies from these auditor attestation requirements. The rules governing the standards that must be met for management to assess our internal control over financial reporting are complex and require significant documentation, testing, and possible remediation. To comply with the requirements of being a reporting company under the Exchange Act, we will need to upgrade our systems including information technology; implement additional financial and management controls, reporting systems, and procedures; and hire additional accounting and finance staff. If we or, if required, our auditors are unable to conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, investors may lose confidence in our financial reporting, and the trading price of our common stock may decline. 18 We are an emerging growth company, and the reduced reporting requirements applicable to emerging growth companies may make our common stock less attractive to investors. We are an emerging growth company and are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to, only two years of audited financial statements in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in this Annual Report and our periodic reports and proxy statements, exemptions from the requirements of holding non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation and seeking stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved and not being required to adopt certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We could be an emerging growth company until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of this offering, although circumstances could cause us to lose that status earlier, including if we become a large accelerated filer (in which case we will cease to be an emerging company as of the date we become a large accelerated filer, which, generally, would occur if, at the end of a fiscal year, among other things, the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter), if we have total annual gross revenue of $1.235 billion or more during any fiscal year (in which cases we would no longer be an emerging growth company as of March 31 of such fiscal year), or if we issue more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during any three year period before that time (in which case we would cease to be an emerging growth company immediately). Even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, we may still qualify as a “smaller reporting company,” which would allow us to take advantage of many of the same exemptions from disclosure requirements including not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in this Annual Report and our periodic reports and proxy statements. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile. Cycurion will qualify as an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if it takes advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies, it could make Cycurion’s securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare Cycurion’s performance to the performance of other public companies. Cycurion will qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act. As such, Cycurion will be eligible for and intends to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies for as long as it continues to be an emerging growth company, including (a) the exemption from the auditor attestation requirements with respect to internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (b) the exemptions from say-on-pay, say-on-frequency, and say-on-golden parachute voting requirements, and (c) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements. Cycurion will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which the market value of common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of June 30 of that fiscal year, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which it has total annual gross revenue of $1.235 billion or more during such fiscal year (as indexed for inflation), (iii) the date on which it has issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt in the prior three-year period, or (iv) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of its predecessor’s IPO. In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the exemption from complying with new or revised accounting standards provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act as long as Cycurion is an emerging growth company. An emerging growth company can therefore delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period and, therefore, Cycurion may not be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. Investors may find our common stock less attractive because Cycurion will rely on these exemptions, which may result in a less active trading market for our common stock and its price may be more volatile. Our common stock price may be volatile and as a result you could lose all or part of your investment. In addition to volatility associated with equity securities in general, the value of your investment could decline due to the impact of any of the following factors upon the market price of our shares of common stock: ● disappointing results from our development efforts; ● decline in demand for our shares of common stock; ● downward revisions in securities analysts’ estimates or changes in general market conditions; ● technological innovations by competitors or in competing products; ● investor perception of our industry or our prospects; and ● general economic trends. Stock markets in general have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations, and the market prices of securities have been highly volatile. These fluctuations are often unrelated to operating performance and may adversely affect the market price of our shares of common stock. Potential future sales pursuant to registration rights granted by the Company and under Rule 144 may depress the market price for our shares of common stock. The Company has granted a number of its stockholders’ registration rights with respect to their shares of common stock. See the section titled “Registration Rights.” Such future sales of our shares of common stock by our existing stockholders, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of any registration statement, may have a depressive effect on the market price of our shares of common stock. Further, in general, under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a person who has satisfied a minimum holding period of between six months and one-year and any other applicable requirements of Rule 144, may thereafter sell such shares publicly. A significant number of our currently issued and outstanding shares of common stock held by existing stockholders, including officers and directors and other principal stockholders are currently eligible for resale pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144. The possible future sale of our shares by our existing stockholders, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144, may have a depressive effect on the price of our Shares of common stock in the applicable trading marketplace. 19 We face risks related to compliance with corporate governance laws and financial reporting standards. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as related rules and regulations implemented by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), require changes in the corporate governance practices and financial reporting standards for public companies. These laws, rules and regulations, including compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act relating to internal control over financial reporting, referred to as Section 404, materially increased our legal and financial compliance costs and made some activities more time-consuming and more burdensome. There can be no assurance that our common stock will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Global Market or another national securities exchange. There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to meet The Nasdaq Global Market listing standards. If we are unable to maintain compliance with all applicable listing standards, our common stock may no longer be listed on The Nasdaq Global Market or another national securities exchange and the liquidity and market price of our common stock may be adversely affected. The Company currently is (and from time to time in the recent past, the Company has been) out of compliance with the standards and requirements for continued listing on Nasdaq. On April 9, 2025, Cycurion received written notice received from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq stating that, for the prior 30 consecutive business days, the closing bid price of our common stock had been below the minimum of $1.00 per share required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The notification letter stated that we would be afforded 180 calendar days (until October 6, 2025) to regain compliance. In order to regain compliance, the closing bid price of our common stock must be at least $1.00 for a minimum of ten consecutive business days. The notification letter also stated that, in the event that we do not regain compliance within the initial 180-day period, we may be eligible for an additional 180-day period. If we are not eligible for the additional 180-day period, or if it appears to the Nasdaq staff that we will not be able to cure the deficiency, the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department will provide notice after the end of the initial 180-day period that our securities will be subject to delisting. Failure to regain compliance within that 180-day period would result in the delisting of our securities from Nasdaq, although we would have the right to appeal such a delisting to a Nasdaq hearings panel. The Nasdaq notification has no effect at this time on the listing of our common stock. On April 11, 2025, we received two letters from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department, each addressing a separate compliance deficiency of ours under the Nasdaq Listing Rules. The first letter notified us of our deficiency with regard to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(A), which requires a company such as ours, whose securities are listed on The Nasdaq Global Market under the “Market Value Standard”, to maintain a minimum Market Value of Listed Securities (an “MVLS”) of $50,000,000. The deficiency was caused by our MVLS having been below the minimum level for the prior 30 consecutive business days. Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(C), we are entitled to a 180-day period, ending on October 8, 2025, to rectify the deficiency. In order to do so, we must achieve and maintain an MVLS of at least $50,000,000 or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. Failure to regain compliance within that 180-day period would result in the delisting of our securities from Nasdaq, although we would have the right to appeal such a delisting to a Nasdaq hearings panel. The Nasdaq notification has no effect at this time on the listing of our common stock. The second letter notified us of our deficiency with regard to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(C), which requires a minimum Market Value of Publicly Held Shares (an “MVPHS”) of $15,000,000 for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market under the “Market Value Standard”. This deficiency was caused by our MVPHS having been below the minimum level for the prior 30 consecutive business days. Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(D), we have 180 calendar days, or until October 8, 2025, to regain compliance, which we can achieve if our MVPHS is at least $15,000,000 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. Failure to regain compliance within that 180-day period would result in the delisting of our securities from Nasdaq, although we would have the right to appeal such a delisting to a Nasdaq hearings panel. The Nasdaq notification has no effect at this time on the listing of our common stock. To remedy any deficit in funds or stockholder equity in order to satisfy Nasdaq’s continuing listing standards or other minimum bid price requirements, if any, we may have to raise additional funding through dilutive equity investments or other external sources; but, there is no certainty such external funding will be available or on acceptable terms, or we may have to conduct reverse stock splits to consolidate our shares of common stock. If we fail to meet Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements and Nasdaq delists our common stock from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities exchange, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including without limitation a substantial reduction in the liquidity of our common stock, which could further limit our access to capital markets for fundraising. Nasdaq may delist our securities from trading on its exchange. Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Global Market and our warrants are listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Although we met the minimum initial listing standards of Nasdaq for each of our securities, which generally only requires that we meet certain requirements relating to stockholders’ equity, market capitalization, aggregate market value of publicly held shares, and distribution requirements, we cannot assure you that each of our securities will continue to be listed on Nasdaq in the future. The inability to comply with Nasdaq’s continued requirements or standards could result in the delisting of either or both classes of our securities, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and could cause the value of the common stock, or our warrants, to decline. 20 If our common stock were to be delisted from trading on The Nasdaq Global Market and become quoted on the over-the-counter market and, under certain circumstances, if the trading price of our common stock were below $5.00 per share on the date the common stock is delisted, trading in our common stock would also be subject to the requirements of certain rules promulgated under the Exchange Act. These rules require additional disclosure by broker-dealers in connection with any trades involving a stock defined as a “penny stock” and impose various sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other than established customers and accredited investors, generally institutions. These additional requirements may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in securities that are classified as penny stocks, which could severely limit the market price and liquidity of such securities and the ability of purchasers to sell such securities in the secondary market. A penny stock is defined generally as any non-exchange listed equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. The market price of the Company’s shares of common stock is likely to be highly volatile, and you may lose some or all of your investment. The market price of the Company’s shares of common stock is likely to be highly volatile and may be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a variety of factors, including the following: ● the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of the Company’s shares of common stock on Nasdaq; ● the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the recently closed de-SPAC transaction, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, Cycurion’s ability to grow and manage growth profitably, and retain its key employees; ● changes in applicable laws or regulations; ● risks relating to the uncertainty of Cycurion’s projected financial information; and In addition, the equity markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. These fluctuations have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Broad market and industry factors, as well as general economic, political, regulatory and market conditions, may negatively affect the market price of the Company’s shares of common stock, regardless of the Company’s actual operating performance. Volatility in the Company’s share price could subject the Company to securities class action litigation. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against a company following a decline in the market price of its securities. If the Company faces such litigation, it could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could harm its business. A “short squeeze” due to a sudden increase in demand for shares of our common stock that largely exceeds supply and/or focused investor trading in anticipation of a potential short squeeze have led to, may be currently leading to, and could again lead to, extreme price volatility in shares of our common stock. Investors may purchase shares of our common stock to hedge existing exposure or to speculate on the price of our common stock. Speculation on the price of our common stock may involve long and short exposures. To the extent aggregate short exposure exceeds the number of shares of our common stock available for purchase on the open market, investors with short exposure may have to pay a premium to repurchase shares of our common stock for delivery to lenders of our common stock. Those repurchases may, in turn, dramatically increase the price of shares of our common stock until additional shares of our common stock are available for trading or borrowing. This is often referred to as a “short squeeze.” With the recent substantial increase in volume of our shares being traded and trading price, the proportion of our common stock that may be traded in the future by short sellers may increase the likelihood that our common stock will be the target of a short squeeze. A short squeeze and/or focused investor trading in anticipation of a short squeeze have led to, may be currently leading to, and could again lead to volatile price movements in shares of our common stock that may be unrelated or disproportionate to our financial performance or prospects and, once investors purchase the shares of our common stock necessary to cover their short positions, or if investors no longer believe a short squeeze is viable, the price of our common stock may rapidly decline. Investors that purchase shares of our common stock during a short squeeze may lose a significant portion of their investment. Under the circumstances, we caution you against investing in our common stock, unless you are prepared to incur the risk of losing all or a substantial portion of your investment. Increases in market interest rates may cause potential investors to seek higher returns and therefore reduce demand for our common stock, which could result in a decline in our stock price. One of the factors that may influence the price of our common stock is the return on our common stock ( i.e. , the amount of distributions as a percentage of the price of our common stock) relative to market interest rates. An increase in market interest rates, which are currently at low levels relative to historical rates, may lead prospective purchasers of our common stock to expect a return, which we may be unable or choose not to provide as we have never paid a dividend and have no current intention to pay any dividends. Further, higher interest rates would likely increase our borrowing costs and potentially decrease the cash available. Thus, higher market interest rates could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. 21 If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about the Company, or publish negative reports, the Company’s share price and trading volume could decline. The trading market for the Company’s shares of common stock will depend, in part, on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about the Company. The Company does not have any control over these analysts. If the Company’s financial performance fails to meet analyst estimates or one or more of the analysts who cover the Company downgrade its shares of common stock or change their opinion, the Company’s share price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of the Company or fail to regularly publish reports on the Company, it could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause the Company’s share price or trading volume to decline. Volatility in the price of our common stock may subject us to securities litigation. As discussed above, the market for our common stock has been characterized recently by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may in the future be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert management’s attention and resources. Because the Company does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future, capital appreciation, if any, would be your sole source of gain. The Company currently anticipates that it will retain future earnings for the development, operation and expansion of its business and does not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of the Company’s shares of common stock would be your sole source of gain on an investment in such shares for the foreseeable future. The Company’s share price may fluctuate. The Company’s share price can be volatile. Among the factors that may affect the volatility of the Company’s stock price are the following: ● Speculation in the investment community or the press about, or actual changes in, the Company’s competitive position, organizational structure, executive team, operations, financial condition, financial reporting and results, expense discipline, strategic transactions, or progress on achieving expected benefits; ● The announcement of new products, services, acquisitions, or dispositions by the Company or its competitors; ● Increases or decreases in revenue or earnings, changes in earnings estimates by the investment community, and variations between estimated financial results and actual financial results; and ● Sales of a substantial number of shares of the Company’s shares of common stock by large shareholders. Future offerings of debt, which would be senior to our common stock upon liquidation, and/or preferred equity securities, which may be senior to our common stock for purposes of distributions or upon liquidation, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. In the future, we may attempt to increase our capital resources by making additional offerings of debt or preferred equity securities, including convertible or non-convertible senior or subordinated notes, convertible or non-convertible preferred stock, medium-term notes and trust preferred securities. Upon liquidation, holders of our debt securities and shares of preferred stock and lenders with respect to other borrowings will receive distributions of our available assets prior to the holders of our common stock. In addition, any preferred stock we may issue could have a preference on liquidating distributions or a preference on distribution payments that could limit our ability to make a distribution to the holders of our common stock. Since our decision to issue securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of our future offerings. Thus, our stockholders bear the risk of our future offerings reducing the market price of our common stock. Anti-takeover provisions contained in our charter and bylaws, as well as provisions of Delaware law, could impair a takeover attempt. Our charter contains provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals that stockholders may consider to be in their best interests. We are also subject to anti-takeover provisions under Delaware law, which could delay or prevent a change of control. Together, these provisions may make more difficult the removal of management and may discourage transactions that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our securities. These provisions will include: ● no cumulative voting in the election of directors, which limits the ability of minority stockholders to elect director candidates; ● the right of our Board to elect a director to fill a vacancy created by the expansion of our Board or the resignation, death, or removal of a director in certain circumstances, which prevents stockholders from being able to fill vacancies on our Board; and ● a prohibition on stockholder action by written consent, which forces stockholder action to be taken at an annual or special meeting of our stockholders. Our charter provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forums for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or employees. Our charter provides that, subject to limited exceptions, any (i) derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf of under Delaware law, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer or other employee of Cycurion’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against Cycurion or any of its directors, officers or other employees arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the charter or the bylaws of Cycurion (in each case, as may be amended from time to time), (iv) any action asserting a claim against Cycurion or any of its directors, officers or other employees governed by the internal affairs doctrine of the State of Delaware or (v) any other action asserting an “internal corporate claim,” as defined in Section 115 of the DGCL, in all cases subject to the court’s having personal jurisdiction over all indispensable parties named as defendants shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be exclusively brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction thereof, another state or federal court located within the State of Delaware. The charter also provides that unless a majority of the Board of Cycurion, acting on behalf of Cycurion, consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum (which consent may be given at any time, including during the pendency of litigation), the federal district courts of the United States of America, to the fullest extent permitted by law, will be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any action asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of Cycurion’s capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of Cycurion’s certificate of incorporation described above. Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for state and federal courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. 22 This choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with Cycurion or its directors, officers, or other employees, which, along with potential increased costs of litigating the courts provided by the choice of forum provision, may discourage such lawsuits against Cycurion and its directors, officers, and employees. Alternatively, if a court were to find these provisions of Cycurion’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, Cycurion may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect Cycurion’s business and financial condition. Cycurion’s business and operations could be negatively affected if it becomes subject to any securities litigation or stockholder activism, which could cause Cycurion to incur significant expense, hinder execution of business and growth strategy and impact its stock price. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been brought against that company. Stockholder activism, which could take many forms or arise in a variety of situations, has been increasing recently. Volatility in the stock price of our common stock or other reasons may in the future cause it to become the target of securities litigation or stockholder activism. Securities litigation and stockholder activism, including potential proxy contests, could result in substantial costs and divert management’s and the board of directors’ attention and resources from the Cycurion’s business. Additionally, such securities litigation and stockholder activism could give adversely affect our relationships with service providers and make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel. Also, Cycurion may be required to incur significant legal fees and other expenses related to any securities litigation and activist stockholder matters. Further, its stock price could be subject to significant fluctuation or otherwise be adversely affected by the events, risks and uncertainties of any securities litigation and stockholder activism. Risks Related to Operating as a Public Company The Company’s management team has limited skills related to experience managing a public company. Most members of the Company’s management team have limited experience managing a publicly traded company, interacting with public company investors, and complying with the increasingly complex laws, rules and regulations that govern public companies. As a public company, the Company is subject to significant obligations relating to reporting, procedures and internal controls, and its management team may not successfully or efficiently manage such obligations. These obligations and scrutiny will require significant attention from the Company’s management and could divert their attention away from the day-to-day management of its business, which could adversely affect its business, financial condition, and results of operations. Cycurion may incur significantly increased costs and devote substantial management time as a result of operating as a public company. As a public company, Cycurion will incur significant costs related to legal, accounting, listing, hiring of external consultants and advisors, and other expenses. For example, it will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and will be required to comply with the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as rules and regulations subsequently implemented by the SEC and Nasdaq, including the establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial controls, changes in corporate governance practices and required filing of annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to its business and results of operations. Cycurion expects that compliance with these requirements will increase its legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. In addition, Cycurion expects that management and other personnel will need to divert attention from operational and other business matters to devote substantial time to these public company requirements. In particular, the Company expects to incur significant expenses and devote substantial management effort toward ensuring compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which will increase when Cycurion is no longer an emerging growth company. EUDA may also need to hire additional accounting and financial staff with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting knowledge and establish an internal audit function. Cycurion also expects that operating as a public company will make it more expensive to obtain director and officer liability insurance and the Company may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. This could also make it more difficult for Cycurion to attract and retain qualified people to serve on its board of directors, its board committees or as executive officers. As Cycurion continues to expand via opportunities for acquisitions, investments or strategic alliances as a public company, we expect that management and other personnel will need to divert attention from operational and other business matters to ensure the success of these opportunities. Certain recent public offerings of companies with public floats comparable to the public float of Cycurion have experienced extreme volatility that was seemingly unrelated to the underlying performance of the respective company. The Company may experience similar volatility, which may make it difficult for prospective investors to assess the value of its shares of common stock. The Company’s shares of common stock may be subject to extreme volatility that is seemingly unrelated to the underlying performance of its business. Recently, companies with comparable public floats and public offering sizes have experienced instances of extreme stock price run-ups followed by rapid price declines, and such stock price volatility was seemingly unrelated to the respective company’s underlying performance. Although the specific cause of such volatility is unclear, the Company’s public float may amplify the impact of the actions taken by a few shareholders on the price of its shares of common stock, which may cause its share price to deviate, potentially significantly, from a price that better reflects the underlying performance of its business. Should the Company’s shares of common stock experience run-ups and declines that are seemingly unrelated to the Company’s actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, prospective investors may have difficulty assessing the rapidly changing value of the Company’s shares of common stock. In addition, investors in the Company’s shares of common stock may experience losses, which may be material, if the price of the Company’s shares of common stock declines after this offering or if such investors purchase shares of common stock prior to any price decline.