PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information contained in greater detail elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information you should consider in making your investment decision. Before investing in our common stock, you should carefully read this entire prospectus, including the sections titled “Risk Factors,” “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. As used in this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” “REA,” “Rare Earths Americas” and similar references refer to Rare Earths Americas, Inc. together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

Overview

We are an exploration stage company advancing a portfolio of critical minerals projects focused on high-grade heavy rare earth mineral assets. Our work is aimed toward defining mineralization for our projects and increasing our understanding of its characteristics and economics. Our portfolio includes three material projects, which we believe positions REA as a future potential cornerstone of non-Chinese rare earth supply, aligning with Western industrial and national security priorities:

We also hold rights to several additional, currently not material, early-stage exploration projects, most notably our Homer Project located in Goiás, Brazil, and Liberty Peak located in Georgia, United States. The Homer Project hosts multiple large carbonatite clusters with potential for rare earth minerals and niobium considering the region contains

some of the world’s preeminent niobium mines. During the first quarter of 2026, we started an active drilling campaign at Homer, based on field work, sampling and prospecting work performed in 2024 and 2025. We control 1,233 km² of tenements in Brazil. Liberty Peak is a new discovery zone within the Shiloh Project area, with recent prospecting confirming monazite-sands at the surface. We recently completed an airborne geophysical and magnetic survey over approximately 500 km2 of Liberty Peak and plan to accelerate exploration at Liberty Peak throughout 2026, including land acquisition, future drilling, and opening of a satellite facility.

Our primary focus is on heavy rare earth elements, which are critical to high-performance permanent magnets used in robotics, defense applications, electric vehicles, wind power systems, renewable energy systems, and consumer electronics. We are currently in the exploration stage, with no revenue generated to date. Our objective is to systematically advance our portfolio—comprising the Shiloh Project, the Alpha Project, and the Constellation Project—from early exploration toward resource definition and, eventually, development.

Our projects are strategically positioned, with dual-jurisdiction exposure in the United States and Brazil, which aligns with growing initiatives in the U.S. and its cooperating nations to ensure diversified, secure rare earth elements supply chains.

Our Business Strategy

We intend to grow the value of our assets by:

We believe the long-term prospects for rare earth elements, more specifically heavy rare earth elements, continue to be strong, as described in more detail in the section titled “Business.” In part, this reflects the acknowledgment of the U.S. Government that critical minerals, including rare earth elements, are essential for national security and economic resilience and its policies to facilitate domestic mineral production, including by offering expedited permitting, reconsidering regulatory bottlenecks, and providing capital and technical assistance. We have assembled a team with extensive mining sector-related experience, including exploration, development, permitting, operations and capital markets, to execute our strategy and pursue the market opportunity available to us.

Corporate Information

We were incorporated in February 2025 under the laws of the Cayman Islands as “Rare Earths Americas Ltd.” We completed a redomestication transaction through the filing of a certificate of conversion, becoming a Texas corporation on October 15, 2025 (the “Redomestication”). Following the Redomestication, our name changed to “Rare Earths Americas, Inc.”

In July 2025, in two transactions, each contingent upon the completion of the other, we acquired our predecessor, Alpha Minerals Brazil Participações Ltda., a company organized under the laws of Brazil (“AMBPL” or “Predecessor”), and Foothills Rare Earths Limited, an Australian public unlisted corporation (“FRE Australia”). Consideration paid to the shareholders of AMBPL and FRE Australia consisted of shares of our common stock and warrants exercisable for shares of our common stock. REA and AMBPL were entities under common control at the acquisition date.

We operate and control our business and affairs through our wholly owned subsidiaries: AMBPL, FRE Australia, Foothills Rare Earths LLC (“FRE US”), and T.E. Liberty Holdings, LLC (“T.E. Liberty”).

Our principal executive offices are located at 101 W. Main Street, Manchester, Georgia 31816. In support of our exploration activities, we also maintain field offices in the state of Georgia and in Brazil. Our corporate website is rareearthsamericas.com. Information contained on, or accessible through, our website shall not be deemed incorporated by reference and is not a part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part. We have included our website in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference and do not intend it to be an active link to our website.

Risk Factors

Our business is subject to a number of risks of which you should be aware before making a decision to invest in our common stock. These risks are more fully described in the section titled “Risk Factors” immediately following this prospectus summary. These risks include, among others, the following:

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Smaller Reporting Company

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). An emerging growth company may take advantage of relief from certain reporting requirements and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:

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

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of $1.235 billion or more; (ii) the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the closing of this offering; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; and (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all of these reduced reporting burdens.

We are also a “smaller reporting company,” meaning that the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates plus the proposed aggregate amount of gross proceeds to us as a result of this offering is less than $700.0 million and our annual revenue is less than $100.0 million during the most recently completed fiscal year. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company after this offering if either (i) the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250.0 million or (ii) our annual revenue is less than $100.0 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700.0 million. If we are a smaller reporting company at the time we cease to be an emerging growth company, we may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to smaller reporting companies. Specifically, as a smaller reporting company we may choose to present only the two most recent fiscal years of audited financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and, similar to emerging growth companies, smaller reporting companies have reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation.

THE OFFERING

The number of shares of our common stock to be outstanding after this offering is based on shares of common stock outstanding as of , 2026 and excludes:

Our 2026 Plan provides for annual automatic increases in the number of shares reserved thereunder. See the section titled “Executive Compensation—Equity Incentive Plans” for additional information.

Unless otherwise indicated, all information contained in this prospectus, including the number of shares of common stock that will be outstanding after this offering, assumes or gives effect to:

SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA

The following tables set forth a summary of our historical financial data. The selected consolidated statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the selected consolidated statements of cash flows data for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 have been derived from our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future.

You should read the following summary financial data in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The summary financial data in this section are not intended to replace, and are qualified in their entirety by, the financial statements and related notes. Dollars presented in thousands, except per share data.

GLOSSARY OF MINING AND OTHER TERMS

“Cut-off Grade” means a term used in S-K 1300 to describe the grade that determines the destination of the material during mining. For purposes of establishing “prospects of economic extraction,” the cut-off grade is the grade that distinguishes material deemed to have no economic value (it will not be mined in underground mining or if mined in surface mining, its destination will be the waste dump) from material deemed to have economic value (its ultimate destination during mining will be a processing facility).

“Deposit” means an accumulation of minerals.

“Development Stage” means a term used in S-K 1300 to describe a property that has mineral reserves disclosed but no material extraction.

“Exploration Stage” means a term used in S-K 1300 to describe a property that has no mineral reserves disclosed.

“Feasibility Study” means a term used in S-K 1300 to describe a comprehensive technical and economic study of the selected development option for a mineral project, which includes detailed assessments of all applicable modifying factors, as defined by S-K 1300, together with any other relevant operational factors, and detailed financial analysis that are necessary to demonstrate, at the time of reporting, that extraction is economically viable. The results of the study may serve as the basis for a final decision by a proponent or financial institution to proceed with, or finance, the development of the project.

“Indicated Mineral Resource” means a term used in S-K 1300 to describe that part of a mineral resource for which quantity and grade or quality are estimated on the basis of adequate geological evidence and sampling. The level of geological certainty associated with an indicated mineral resource is sufficient to allow a qualified person to apply modifying factors in sufficient detail to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. Because an indicated mineral resource has a lower level of confidence than the level of confidence of a measured mineral resource, an indicated mineral resource may only be converted to a probable mineral reserve.

“Inferred Mineral Resource” means a term used in S-K 1300 to describe that part of a mineral resource for which quantity and grade or quality are estimated on the basis of limited geological evidence and sampling. The level of geological uncertainty associated with an inferred mineral resource is too high to apply relevant technical and economic factors likely to influence the prospects of economic extraction in a manner useful for evaluation of economic viability. Because an inferred mineral resource has the lowest level of geological confidence of all mineral resources, which prevents the application of the modifying factors in a manner useful for evaluation of economic viability, an inferred mineral resource may not be considered when assessing the economic viability of a mining project, and may not be converted to a mineral reserve.

“Measured Mineral Resource” means a term used in S-K 1300 to describe that part of a mineral resource for which quantity and grade or quality are estimated on the basis of conclusive geological evidence and sampling. The level of geological certainty associated with a measured mineral resource is sufficient to allow a qualified person to apply modifying factors, as defined in S-K 1300, in sufficient detail to support detailed mine planning and final evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. Because a measured mineral resource has a higher level of confidence than the level of confidence of either an indicated mineral resource or an inferred mineral resource, a measured mineral resource may be converted to a proven mineral reserve or to a probable mineral reserve.

“Mineralization” means the concentration of metals within a body of rock or the process by which such concentration occurs.

“Mineral Reserve” means a term used in S-K 1300 to describe an estimate of tonnage and grade or quality of indicated and measured mineral resources that, in the opinion of a qualified person, can be the basis of an economically viable project. More specifically, it is the economically mineable part of a measured or indicated mineral resource, which includes diluting materials and allowances for losses that may occur when the material is mined or extracted.

“Mineral Resource” means a term used in S-K 1300 to describe a concentration or occurrence of material of economic interest in or on the Earth’s crust in such form, grade or quality, and quantity that there are reasonable prospects for economic extraction. A mineral resource is a reasonable estimate of mineralization, taking into account relevant factors such as cut-off grade, likely mining dimensions, location or continuity, that, with the assumed and justifiable technical and economic conditions, is likely to, in whole or in part, become economically extractable. It is not merely an inventory of all mineralization drilled or sampled.

“Mining” means the extraction of valuable geological materials from the Earth.

“Probable Mineral Reserves” means a term used in S-K 1300 to describe the economically mineable part of an indicated and, in some cases, a measured mineral resource.

“Qualified Person” or “QP” means a term used in S-K 1300 to describe an individual who (1) is a mineral industry professional with at least five years of relevant experience in the type of mineralization and type of deposit under consideration and in the specific type of activity that person is undertaking on behalf of us; and (2) is an eligible member or licensee in good standing of a recognized professional organization that meets certain criteria specified under S-K 1300.

“Recovery” means that portion (usually expressed as a percentage) of the metal contained in mineralized material that is successfully extracted by processing.

“Sampling” means selecting a fractional part of a mineral deposit for analysis.

“Sediment” means solid fragmental material that originates from weathering of rocks and is transported or deposited by air, water, or ice, or that accumulates by other natural agents, such as chemical precipitation from solution or secretion by organisms, and that forms in layers on the earth’s surface at ordinary temperatures in a loose, unconsolidated form.

“S-K 1300” means subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K, promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which sets forth the rules and regulations for disclosure by registrants engaged in the mining industry.

“Technical Report Summaries” means, collectively, the technical report summaries for each of the Shiloh Project, Alpha Project and Constellation Project, in accordance with S-K 1300, filed as Exhibits 96.1, 96.3 and 96.2, respectively, to this registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

“TREO” means total rare earth oxides.

RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information contained in this prospectus, including the matters addressed under the heading “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Market and Industry Data,” you should carefully consider the following risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, including the financial statements and notes to the financial statements included herein, before deciding whether to invest in our common stock. The risk factors described below disclose the material risks, but are not intended to be exhaustive, and do not describe all of the risks we are facing or may face in the future. The occurrence of one or more of the events or circumstances described in these risk factors, alone or in combination with other events or circumstances, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of, in which event the market price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial, or that are not identified because they are generally common to businesses, also may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects. Because of the factors described in this section and elsewhere in this prospectus, as well as other factors affecting our businesses, financial condition, operating results, and prospects, past financial performance should not be considered a reliable indicator of future performance, and investors should not rely on historical trends to anticipate trends or results in the future.

Risks Related to Our Business

We are an exploration stage mining company with no operating history other than conducting limited exploratory activities, and there are no assurances that we will build successful business operations or ever produce minerals from any of our properties.

We are an exploration stage mining company, which means that we have no material property with mineral reserves disclosed. We do not currently operate any mines, and we do not have any direct or indirect interest in any active mining operations. Each of our three material mineral projects, the Shiloh Project, Alpha Project, and Constellation Project, is in an exploration stage and has never been mined for rare earth elements by us or by any prior owner. Additionally, we have several additional, currently not material, early-stage exploration projects, including our Homer Project and Liberty Peak. As a result, we have never produced revenue, and we have no operating history upon which to base estimates of future operating costs, capital expenditure needs, site remediation costs or other necessary investments. While our management team and board of directors have extensive combined mining sector-related experience, the Company has no experience in developing or operating a mine.

We may never be able to develop and produce minerals from a commercially viable mineral property. Although we continue systematic exploration of our properties, such as the Shiloh Project, results of these exploratory works are not yet available and there is no certainty that such results will be consistent with the earlier results disclosed herein.

Advancing our mineral properties to the development stage (which the SEC defines as the preparation of mineral reserves for extraction) will require significant capital and time, and successful commercial production from any mines will be subject to the additional risks associated with developing and establishing new mining operations and business enterprises including:

Our mining rights are subject to mineral rights purchase option agreements, and we may be unable to exercise such options.

Our wholly owned subsidiaries are party to various mineral rights purchase option agreements, pursuant to which we have been granted options to purchase and/or lease certain mining rights subject to, among other things, our payment of the applicable premiums and exercise prices, which are substantial. Therefore, our acquisition of certain mining rights depends on our ability to obtain adequate financial resources to pay the applicable exercise prices. In some instances, the payment of the exercise price shall be via the issuance of our shares, which issuance would dilute the ownership percentage of existing stockholders. We may not be able to successfully complete our planned exploration activities, establish mining operations or profitably produce rare earth elements at any of our current or future properties if we are unable to exercise such options. Please see the section titled “Business – Mining Rights” for a description of our mineral rights purchase option agreements. In addition, any impairment in the value of these mineral interests could negatively impact our business and cause the price of our common stock to decline.

We have no history of producing rare earth elements.

We have no history of producing rare earth elements. Our properties are all exploration stage properties in various stages of exploration and evaluation. Our Shiloh Project and our non-material exploration projects, including Homer and Liberty Peak, are all early-stage exploration projects and are not yet at the resource stage. Advancing properties from exploration into the development stage requires significant capital and time, and successful commercial production from a property, if any, will be subject to completing various studies through definitive feasibility, permitting and construction of the mines, processing plants, roads, and other related works and infrastructure. As a result, we are subject to all the risks associated with developing and establishing new mining operations and business enterprises including:

The costs, timing and complexities of exploration, development and construction activities may be increased by the location of our properties and demand by other rare earth elements exploration and mining companies. It is common in exploration programs to experience unexpected problems and delays during drill programs and, if warranted, development, construction and mine start-up. Accordingly, our activities may not result in profitable mining operations and we may not succeed in establishing mining operations or profitably producing rare earth minerals.

Mineral exploration is highly speculative and subject to an exceptionally high probability of failure.

The mineral exploration industry is characterized by significant risk and uncertainty. It is widely understood that many exploration programs are unsuccessful for a multitude of reasons including political environment, capital markets, lack of funding and government regulation.

The purpose of exploration is to demonstrate the dimensions, position and mineral characteristics of mineral deposits, estimate mineral resources, assess amenability of the deposit to mining and processing scenarios and estimate potential deposit value. Once mineralization is discovered, it may take several years from the initial exploration phases before production is possible, during which time the project may cease to be feasible. Substantial expenditures are required to establish proven and probable mineral reserves, to determine processes to extract the metals and, if required, to construct mining and processing facilities and obtain the rights to the land and resources required to develop the mining activities.

Development projects have no operating history upon which to base estimates of proven and probable mineral reserves and estimates of future operating costs. Estimates are, to a large extent, based upon the interpretation of geological data and modeling obtained from drill holes and other sampling techniques, feasibility studies that derive estimates of operating costs based upon anticipated tonnage and grades of material to be mined and processed, the configuration of the deposit, expected recovery rates, facility and equipment capital and operating costs, anticipated climatic conditions and other factors. As a result, actual operating costs and economic returns based upon development of proven and probable mineral reserves may differ significantly from those originally estimated. Moreover, significant decreases in actual or expected commodity prices may mean rare earth elements, once found, will be uneconomical to mine.

We have not yet established mineral reserves and hold exploration options that may not mature into viable operations. There is no guarantee that the properties contain economically extractable rare earth elements, or that we will be able to bring such properties to economic production.

Estimates that guide our development plans and anticipated financing needs with respect to our mineral projects may prove inaccurate or incomplete, which could adversely affect our ability to continue our exploration plans and to profitably produce rare earth elements at any of our properties.

Estimates that guide our development and financing plans are based on the interpretation of geological data, feasibility studies, anticipated climatic conditions and other factors. Any of the following events, among the other events and uncertainties described in this prospectus, could affect the accuracy of such estimates:

Inaccuracies in such estimates could adversely affect our ability to continue our exploration plans and to profitably produce rare earth elements at any of our current or future properties.

Any material changes in mineralization estimates and grades of mineralization will affect the economic viability of placing any projects into production.

Because we have not completed various studies and have not commenced actual production, mineralization estimates for our projects may require adjustments or downward revisions. Rare earth elements recovered in small scale tests may not be duplicated in large scale tests under on-site conditions or in production scale. Moreover, while we continue systematic exploration of our properties, such as the Shiloh Project, results of these exploratory works are not yet available, and may be significantly delayed due to the limited availability of laboratories to process and analyze assay results and there is no certainty that such results will be consistent with results disclosed in this prospectus.

The estimates contained in this prospectus have been determined and valued based on assumed future prices, cut-off grades and operating costs that may prove to be inaccurate. Extended declines in market prices for rare earth elements may render portions of our mineralization estimates uneconomic and result in reduced reported mineralization or adversely affect the commercial viability determinations we reach. Any material reductions in estimates of mineralization, or of our ability to extract this mineralization, could have a material adverse effect on our share price and the value of our properties.

We may be adversely affected by fluctuations in demand for, and prices of, magnet rare earth elements.

Because our potential revenue is, and will for the foreseeable future be, derived from the production and sale of rare earth elements, changes in demand for, and the market price of, and taxes and other tariffs and fees imposed upon magnet rare earth elements and their inputs could significantly affect our profitability. Our financial results may be significantly adversely affected by declines in the prices of magnet rare earth elements. Magnet rare earth elements prices may fluctuate and are affected by numerous factors beyond our control, such as interest rates, exchange rates, taxes, tariffs, inflation or deflation, fluctuation in the relative value of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies on the world market, shipping and other transportation and logistics costs, global and regional supply and demand for magnet rare earth elements, potential industry trends, such as competitor consolidation or other integration methodologies, and the political and economic conditions of countries that produce and procure magnet rare earth elements. Furthermore, supply side factors have a significant influence on price volatility for critical and rare earth elements prices. Supply of rare earth elements is currently dominated by Chinese producers. The Chinese Central Government regulates production via quotas and environmental standards and has in the past and may continue to change in the future such production quotas and environmental standards. Periods of over supply or speculative trading of rare earth elements can lead to significant fluctuations in the market price of rare earth elements.

In contrast, extended periods of high commodity prices may create economic dislocations that may be destabilizing to rare earth elements supply and demand and ultimately to the broader markets. While some periods of high rare earth elements market prices generally are beneficial to our financial performance if we are producing rare earth elements, if ever, or if magnet rare earth elements prices rise in concert with such higher rare earth elements prices, strong rare earth elements prices, however, also create economic pressure to identify or create alternate technologies that ultimately could depress future long-term demand for magnet rare earth elements, and at the same time may incentivize development of competing mining properties.

The success of our business will depend, in part, on the growth of existing and emerging uses for magnet rare earth elements.

Our strategy is to produce and sell magnet rare earth elements, which are used in existing and emerging technologies, such as robotics, electric and hybrid vehicles, advanced air mobility, clean energy, consumer electronics and other high-growth, advanced motion technologies. The success of our business accordingly depends on the continued growth of these end markets and successfully commercializing magnet rare earth elements in such markets. If the market for these existing and emerging technologies does not grow as we expect, grows more slowly than we expect, or if the demand for our products in these markets decreases, then our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results could be harmed. In addition, the market for these technologies, particularly in the automotive and wind turbine industry, tends to be cyclical, which exposes us to increased volatility, and it is uncertain as to how such macroeconomic factors will impact our business.

A prolonged or significant economic contraction in the United States or worldwide could put downward pressure on market prices of magnet rare earth elements. Protracted periods of low prices for magnet rare earth elements could significantly reduce revenues and the availability of required development funds in the future. This could cause substantial reductions to, or a suspension of, magnet production operations, impair asset values and reduce our results of operations and financial condition.

Demand for our products may be impacted by demand for downstream products incorporating magnet rare earth elements, including robotics, hybrid and electric vehicles, wind turbines, medical equipment, military equipment and other high-growth, advanced motion technologies, as well as demand in the general automotive and electronic industries. Lack of growth or changes in these markets may adversely affect the demand for our products. Any unexpected costs or delays in the commercialization of magnet rare earth elements or any of our other expected products, or less than expected demand for the critical existing and emerging technologies that use magnet rare earth elements, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

An increase in the global supply of magnet rare earth elements or, dumping, predatory pricing and other tactics by our competitors or state actors may adversely affect our profitability.

The pricing and demand for magnet rare earth elements is affected by several factors beyond our control, including growth of economic development and the global supply and demand for magnet rare earth elements. China is projected to continue to account for a substantial portion of global magnet rare earth elements production in the near future. China dominates the manufacture of metals and magnet rare earth elements, capabilities that are not currently materially present in the United States, and the Chinese Central Government regulates production via quotas and environmental standards. Over the past few years, there has been significant restructuring of the Chinese markets in line with China Central Government policy. Assuming that we reach production of magnet rare earth elements and other planned downstream products and subsequently become fully operational and integrated, increased competition may lead our competitors to engage in predatory pricing or other behaviors designed to inhibit our further downstream integration. Any increase in the amount of magnet rare earth elements or related products available in the market, including those exported from other nations, would result in increased competition and may result in price reductions, reduced margins or loss of potential market share, any of which could materially adversely affect our profitability. As a result of these factors, we may not be able to compete effectively against current and future competitors.

A shortage of equipment, supplies and qualified personnel could adversely affect our ability to operate our business.

We are dependent on various supplies and equipment to carry out our mining exploration and, if warranted, development operations. The shortage of such supplies, equipment and parts could have a material adverse effect on our ability to carry out our operations and therefore limit or increase the cost of production.

Suitable infrastructure may not be available or damage to existing infrastructure may occur.

Exploration activities depend on adequate infrastructure. Reliable roads, bridges, port and/or rail transportation, power sources, water supply and access to key consumables are important determinants for capital and operating costs. The lack of availability on acceptable terms or the delay in the availability of any one or more of these items could prevent or delay exploration, development or exploitation of our projects. If adequate infrastructure is not available in a timely and cost-effective manner, the exploitation or development of our projects might not be commenced or completed on a timely basis, or at all, the resulting operations might not achieve the anticipated production volume and the construction costs and operating costs associated with the exploitation and/or development of our projects might be higher than anticipated. In addition, extreme weather phenomena, sabotage, vandalism, government, non-governmental organization and community or other interference in the maintenance or provision of such infrastructure could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition or prospects.

Diminished access to water may adversely affect our operations.

Exploration and eventual processing of rare earth elements requires significant amounts of water. Any disruption in the process or loss of access to adequate water sources could prompt the need for significant access to fresh water. Additionally, once we complete the pending projects, we will require an even greater amount of water for our separation and extraction operations, including additional fresh water. In addition, water usage, including extraction, containment, and recycling, requires appropriate permits, which are granted by respective regulatory authorities in Brazil and the United States. The available water supply may be adversely affected by shortages or changes in governmental regulations. We cannot assure stockholders that water will be available in sufficient quantities to meet our future production needs or will prove sufficient to meet our water supply needs. In addition, we cannot assure stockholders that we will maintain our existing licenses related to water rights, particularly if political changes lead to additional regulatory requirements or review of existing licenses. A reduction in our water supply could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial position. In addition, if we are unable to obtain the necessary licenses with respect to water use, we may be prevented from pursuing some of our planned expansion projects.

We depend on key personnel for the success of our business. We may be unable to attract and retain qualified mining and technical personnel, which could materially and adversely affect our business and the execution of our strategic plans.

We highly value and depend on the contributions of our senior management and key personnel, particularly our experts with respect to rare earth elements production. Our success continues to depend largely upon the performance of key officers, employees and consultants who have advanced us to our current stage and contributed to our potential for future growth. The mining industry in the United States faces a significant and growing shortage of skilled personnel, including qualified mining engineers, geologists, metallurgists, and experienced technical staff. The U.S. mining workforce has a high average age, and a substantial number of experienced professionals are expected to retire in the coming years. At the same time, enrollment in university and college mining engineering and geology programs has been in a long-term decline, leading to a limited pipeline of new talent.

Our ability to execute our exploration, development, and operational plans depends on our capacity to attract, hire, and retain individuals with the necessary technical skills and experience. As a result of this industry-wide shortage, we face increased competition for talent, which may require us to offer higher compensation packages or face delays in hiring. We may also be required to seek talent from foreign jurisdictions, which could be subject to visa and other immigration-related restrictions. We may not be able to replace our senior management or key personnel (including personnel that are key to rare earth elements production) with persons of equivalent expertise and experience within a reasonable period of time or at all if one or more of our senior management and key personnel are not retained, and we may incur additional expenses to recruit, train and retain additional personnel. Any prolonged inability to retain key individuals, or to attract and retain new talent as we grow, could have a material adverse effect upon our growth potential and prospects. Additionally, we have not purchased any “key-man” insurance for our directors, officers or key employees.

The loss of key personnel or our inability to find suitable replacements in a timely manner could:

If we are unable to successfully attract and retain a sufficient number of qualified employees, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We may enter into contracts with government entities, which may expose us to greater risks than contracts with non-government entities.

We may enter into contracts with government entities. The terms of such contracts are often non-negotiable and may expose us to greater commercial, political and operational risks than we would assume in other contracts, such as, for example, exposure to materially greater environmental liability, personal injury and other claims for damages (including consequential damages), or the risk that the contract may be terminated by the government entity without cause on short-term notice, contractually or by governmental action, under certain conditions that may not provide us with an early termination payment. Should we enter into such contracts, we can provide no assurance that the increased risk exposure will not have an adverse impact on our future operations.

Risks Related to Our Financial Position and Capital Needs

As a newly public company with no revenue and operations, we will incur substantial operating losses for the foreseeable future and may never achieve or sustain profitability.

We may never achieve or sustain profitability. None of our mineral projects have commenced commercial production, and commercial production at our mineral projects will require significant capital and expenditures. To become and remain profitable, we must generate significant revenues at one or more of our mineral projects, which will require us to be successful in a range of challenging activities that are subject to numerous risks, including those set forth in this “Risk Factors” section. In addition, we may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown factors that may adversely affect our revenues, expenses and profitability. Our failure to achieve or sustain profitability would depress our market value, could impair our ability to execute our business plan, raise capital or continue our operations and could cause you to lose all or part of your investment.

Our ability to fund mineral exploration and development depends on our ability to obtain additional financing, and we may be unable to do so on favorable terms, if at all.

Mineral exploration and development are capital-intensive activities. Specifically, the exploration and exploitation of reserves, mining and processing costs, the maintenance of machinery and equipment and compliance with applicable laws and regulations require substantial capital expenditures. We will be required to make substantial expenditures for the continued exploration and, if warranted, development of our mineral properties. Mining industry development projects typically require a number of years and significant expenditures before production can begin.

Our current financial resources are limited and will be insufficient to fund all planned exploration, development, and general administrative expenses. To continue operations, we will need to raise substantial additional capital through equity or debt financings in the future. The ability to secure this capital is subject to numerous factors, including the success of our exploration efforts, the general state of the capital markets, and investor sentiment toward the rare earth elements industry. There is no assurance that future financing will be available when needed or that it will be on terms that are not highly dilutive to existing shareholders. Mineral projects could experience unexpected problems and delays during development, construction and start-up. We may not be successful in obtaining the required financing or, if we can obtain such financing, such financing may not be on terms that are favorable to us. Any failure to obtain sufficient equity or debt financing for our operations on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.

We may experience time delays, unforeseen expenses, increased capital costs, and other complications while developing our projects, these could delay the start of revenue-generating activities and increase development costs. If we establish the existence of mineral reserves in our ongoing projects in a commercially exploitable quantity, we will require additional capital in order to develop the properties into producing mines. If we cannot raise this additional capital, we will not be able to exploit any reserves, and our business could fail.

The production of rare earth elements and mineral exploration and mining by their nature involve significant risks and hazards, including potential for adverse environmental impacts, as well as industrial and mining accidents. These include, for example, occupational hazards, leaks, ruptures, explosions, chemical spills, seismic events, fires, cave-ins and blockages, flooding, discharges of gasses and toxic substances, contamination of water, air or soil resources, unusual and unexpected rock formation affecting mineralization or wall rock characteristics, ground or slope failures, rock bursts, wildfires, radioactivity and other accidents, incidents, or conditions resulting from mining or manufacturing activities, including, among others, blasting and the transport, storage and handling of hazardous materials. These operations can be dangerous and safety incidents in these operations may cause damage to and loss of equipment, injury or death, monetary losses and potential legal liabilities. Any such incidents could have a material

adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. Furthermore, there is the risk that relevant regulators may impose fines and work stoppages for non-compliant production or mining operating procedures and activities, which could reduce or halt production or mining until lifted. The occurrence of any of these events could delay or halt production, increase production costs and result in financial and regulatory liability for us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, the relevant environmental authorities have issued and may issue administrative directives and compliance notices in the future, to enforce applicable statutes or regulations which may require us to implement, maintain, or complete specific environmental assessment, protection or remediation measures. The authorities may also order the suspension of part, or all, of our operations if there is non-compliance with applicable laws or regulations. Contravention of some of these statutes or rules may also constitute a criminal offense and an offender may be liable for a fine or imprisonment, or both, in addition to administrative penalties. As a result, the occurrence of any of these events may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We have no operating history on which to evaluate our business and performance, and accordingly, our prospects must be considered in light of the risks that any new company encounters.

We were re-incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas, effective as of October 15, 2025. We have never generated any revenue from operations, our mineral properties are in the exploration stage, and we have never produced minerals in commercial quantities from any of our mineral properties. We face many risks common to early-stage enterprises, including under-capitalization, cash shortages and limitations with respect to personnel and other resources. The likelihood that in the future we will generate a level of revenue to achieve and sustain profitable operations must be considered in light of the early stage of our operations.

There is no assurance that any of our mineral properties will ultimately produce minerals in commercially viable quantities or otherwise generate operating earnings. Advancing our mineral properties into the development stage will require significant capital and time, and successful commercial production from any mines on such properties will require us to complete feasibility studies to estimate the anticipated economic returns of a project, obtain adequate financing, obtain various permits, construct processing plants and infrastructure, and complete other activities. We may not succeed in establishing mining operations or profitably producing metals at any of our current or future properties.

A non-U.S. holder may be treated as having income that is “effectively connected” with a United States trade or business upon the sale or other taxable disposition of our common stock unless (i) our common stock is regularly traded on an established securities market and (ii) such non-U.S. holder did not meet certain ownership thresholds during the applicable testing period.

A Non-U.S. Holder (as defined below) of our common stock generally will incur U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized upon a sale or other disposition of our common stock to the extent our common stock constitutes a “United States real property interest” (“USRPI”) under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (“FIRPTA”). A USRPI includes stock in a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code (a “USRPHC”). To our knowledge, we believe we currently are not a USRPHC. However, since the determination of whether we are or may become a USRPHC depends on the fair market value of our USRPIs relative to the fair market value of our non-U.S. real property interests and our other business assets, there can be no assurance we will not become one in the future.

Under the FIRPTA regime, a Non-U.S. Holder is taxed on any gain realized upon a sale or other disposition of a USRPI as if such gain were “effectively connected” with a United States trade or business of the Non-U.S. Holder. A Non-U.S. Holder thus will be taxed on such a gain at the same graduated rates generally applicable to U.S. persons. In addition, a Non-U.S. Holder will have to file a U.S. federal income tax return reporting that gain.

However, if our common stock is regularly traded on an established securities market (the “Regularly Traded Exception”), then gains realized upon a sale or other disposition of the common stock will not be treated as gains from the sale of a USRPI, as long as the Non-U.S. Holder owned, actually and constructively, 5% or less of our common stock throughout the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of the sale or other taxable disposition or the Non-U.S. Holder’s holding period. It is uncertain whether a trading market for our securities may develop and whether our common stock will be regularly traded for purposes of the Regularly Traded Exception (see also our “There has

been no public market for our common shares prior to this offering, and an active market in which investors can resell their shares may not develop“ risk factor on page 28 of this prospectus). Accordingly, we can provide no assurances that the common stock will meet the Regularly Traded Exception at the time a Non-U.S. Holder purchases such security or sells, exchanges, or otherwise disposes of such security. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by the discussion contained herein under the heading “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders”.

Non-U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the potential application of the FIRPTA regime to their investment in our common stock.

We may experience increased costs at our mineral properties which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operation and prospects.

The costs of exploring and developing our mineral properties will be subject to variation from time to time due to a variety of factors including

Costs are also affected by the price of commodities necessary for our operations such as fuel, steel, water, and electricity. Such commodities may be subject to volatile price movements, including increases that could make production at certain operations less profitable. A material increase in costs at any of our four material mineral projects could have a material negative impact on our business, financial condition, results of operation and prospects.

Risks Related to the Rare Earth Elements Mining Industry

The mining industry is highly competitive.

The mining industry is highly competitive. Much of our competition will come from larger and more established mining companies that have greater resources than us, including more executive management and administrative personnel, more qualified employees, newer and more efficient equipment, lower cost structures, greater liquidity and access to credit and other financial resources, more effective risk management policies and procedures, and greater financial resources allowing for a greater ability to explore and develop mining properties and withstand potential losses. As a result of such advantages, some of our competitors may be able to (i) respond more quickly to new laws, regulations or emerging technologies, (ii) devote greater resources to the operation, expansion or efficiency of their operations, and (iii) expend greater amounts of resources, including capital, in acquiring new and prospective mining properties. In addition, current and potential competitors may make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with third parties; and the resulting competitors or alliances may gain significant market share to our detriment. We may not be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors, and any such failure to compete successfully could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

China has historically been the largest producer of rare earth elements, controlling a significant portion of the global output, and as a significant player, China possesses great leverage in dealing with competitors in the industry, by among other things, manipulating pricing, processing speed and other factors.

China controls a substantial majority of the world’s rare earth elements production. China’s rare earth elements industry benefits from extensive government support, allowing Chinese companies to offer rare earth elements at subsidized prices, often undercutting other producers. Moreover, Chinese companies have invested heavily in improving their processing capabilities, giving them a technological and cost advantage in the global market. Since December 2023, China has banned the export of such technologies and capabilities. While geopolitical friction and U.S. tariff measures have tightened the pressure on China’s rare earth supply-chain leading position, weakening or displacing China’s preeminence in the sector will demand sustained, coordinated action and significant investment over an extended horizon.

Mining and mineral exploration is inherently dangerous and subject to conditions or events beyond our control, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and plans.

Mining and mineral exploration involves various types of risks and hazards, including:

These risks could result in damage to, or destruction of, our projects, production facilities or other properties, personal injury, environmental damage, delays in mining, increased production costs, monetary losses and possible legal liability. We may not be able to obtain insurance to cover these risks at economically feasible premiums. Insurance against certain environmental risks, including potential liability for pollution or other hazards as a result of the disposal of waste products occurring from production, may be prohibitively expensive. We may suffer a material adverse effect on our business if we incur losses related to any significant events that are not covered by our insurance policies.

Permitting, licensing and approval processes are required for our operations and obtaining and maintaining required permits and licenses is subject to conditions which we may be unable to achieve.

Both mineral exploration and extraction at our projects require permits from various federal, state, provincial and local governmental authorities and are governed by laws and regulations, including those with respect to prospecting, mine development, mineral production, transport, export, taxation, labor standards, occupational health, waste disposal, toxic substances, land use, environmental protection, mine safety and other matters. Please see the sections titled “Properties – Shiloh Project,” “Properties – Alpha Project,” and “Properties – Constellation Project” for a description of the permits known to be required. Such licenses and permits are subject to changes in regulations and changes in various operating circumstances. Companies such as ours that engage in exploration activities often experience increased costs and delays in production and other schedules because of the need to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permits. Issuance of permits for our activities is subject to the discretion of government authorities,

and we may be unable to obtain or maintain such permits. Permits required for future exploration or development may not be obtainable on reasonable terms or on a timely basis. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain or maintain any of the permits required for the continued exploration or development of our projects (or any other mineral properties that we may subsequently acquire) or for the construction and operation of a mine on our properties that we may subsequently acquire at economically viable costs. If we cannot accomplish these objectives, our business could face difficulty and/or fail.

There may be defects in our rights under the mining claims that comprise our properties, and such defects could impair our ability to explore for mineralized material and to otherwise develop such properties.

The mining claims we rely on at our mineral properties may be challenged, and we may not have, or may not be able to obtain, the surface rights needed to explore for or develop any resources present at the property related to such claims. Unknown defects with respect to any of such claims could adversely affect our ability to explore and develop the property or process the minerals that we may ultimately mine at the applicable property. Title insurance for mineral properties is generally not available at a reasonable cost, and we may have limited ability to ensure that we have obtained valid rights to individual mineral properties. We rely on public records in Brazil with respect to our mining claims. However, any challenge to our rights in a concession could result in litigation, insurance claims and potential losses, hinder our access to capital, delay the exploration and development of the property and ultimately result in the loss of some or all of our interest in the related mineral project.

Mineral operations are subject to market forces outside of our control which could negatively impact our operations.

The marketability of minerals is affected by numerous factors beyond our control including market fluctuations, government regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, allowable production, imports, exports and supply and demand. One or more of these risk elements could have an impact on the costs of our operations and if significant enough, reduce the profitability of our operations.

Volatility in commodity markets may impair our financial results and access to capital.

Prices for minerals constantly fluctuate, and if the prices of rare earth elements (the primary minerals for which we are exploring) experience sudden or protracted declines, our exploration activities for those minerals may become unattractive and we may discontinue those activities. Prices of minerals are determined by a variety of factors, including market volatility in commodities prices; the exchange rate between the Brazilian Real and the U.S. Dollar; global and regional supply and demand; and changes or volatility in political and economic conditions and production costs in major mineral producing regions of the world.

Changes in government policies or funding priorities for rare earth elements and critical minerals could reduce or eliminate incentives, grants, or programs we rely on, adversely affecting development of our mineral projects and demand for our products.

Government policies regarding rare earth elements and critical minerals are subject to frequent changes based on national security priorities, supply chain assessments, and political considerations. Changes to critical minerals lists, or government funding priorities related to commercial facilities for the mining or manufacturing of rare earth elements or critical minerals, could affect our eligibility for government incentives, grants, or preferential treatment in government procurement. The modification of programs such as the Defense Production Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or the Inflation Reduction Act could impact available funding, tax incentives, or regulatory streamlining that we currently benefit from or expect to benefit from in the future. Additionally, changes in government priorities or budget constraints could further result in the elimination or reduction of programs that support domestic rare earth elements and critical mineral production and processing. Further, cooperating nations’ governments may decrease support for rare earth elements and critical minerals, which could also adversely impact demand for our products and/or may pose permitting, financing and other risks for developing our projects.

Risks Related to Our Operations in Brazil

Changes in U.S. trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs on goods from Brazil, could materially and adversely affect our business and financial results.

Our operations in Brazil, including export of rare earth elements, are or could become subject to changes in U.S. trade policy. In 2025, the U.S. presidential administration imposed new tariffs on a wide range of imports from Brazil, citing various national security, economic, and foreign policy concerns. For example, on July 30, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order imposing an additional 40% tariff on certain Brazilian goods, bringing the cumulative duty to as high as 50% for many products.

In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling striking down certain tariffs previously imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), including the 40% additional tariff on most imports from Brazil. Following the Supreme Court’s decision, the U.S. presidential administration announced its intention to invoke other laws to collect tariffs and announced new tariffs on imports from all countries, in addition to any existing non-IEEPA tariffs. There remains substantial uncertainty regarding the duration of existing and newly announced tariffs, potential changes or pauses to such tariffs, tariff levels, and whether further additional tariffs or other retaliatory actions may be imposed, modified, or suspended, and the impacts of such actions on our business.

The imposition of new or increased tariffs on these products could:

Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our ability to respond to market fluctuations may be limited by labor regulations and union agreements in Brazil, which could materially adversely affect our financial performance.

We will likely have a significant number of employees in Brazil upon reaching construction and production who could be members of labor unions and covered by collective bargaining agreements. Labor relations in Brazil are governed by a complex framework of laws and regulations, in addition to the terms of these agreements. As a result, our ability to implement cost-cutting measures, such as reducing our workforce or adjusting compensation, during periods of weak demand may be limited by labor regulations or existing collective bargaining agreements. Conversely, during periods of high demand, our ability to rapidly increase production capacity may be constrained by these same regulations and agreements. We may also be subject to labor disputes, strikes, work stoppages, or other industrial actions that could disrupt our operations, result in a loss of production, and negatively impact our financial results. Any such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our reliance on a shared services arrangement with third-party individuals in Brazil, rather than directly managing our own employees, may expose us to operational, compliance, and legal risks.

We have entered into a shared services agreement with certain individuals in Brazil to provide services to our Brazilian entities. Unlike our own employees, over whom we exercise direct management and supervision, we have limited direct control over these individuals. Our ability to ensure their compliance with our policies, procedures, and legal obligations, including those related to anti-corruption, anti-bribery, and data privacy, relies on the terms of our contractual arrangement and their adherence to our instructions. The individuals providing these services are not our employees, and we have a more limited ability to train, monitor, and enforce compliance than we would with a traditional employment relationship.

Any failure by these third-party individuals to perform their services adequately, to adhere to our standards, or to comply with applicable laws could result in operational disruption, financial loss, and damage to our reputation. In

particular, we could be held liable for any improper acts committed by these individuals, which could subject us to significant fines, penalties, and other sanctions under a range of legal frameworks, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Brazil’s “Clean Company Act.” While we have contractual provisions intended to mitigate these risks, there can be no assurance that they will be sufficient or that we will be able to enforce them effectively. A failure to properly manage this shared services arrangement could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Health, Safety, Environmental and Social Risks

Our business presents environmental, health, and safety risks and hazards.

The viability of our business is connected to our ability to protect the well-being of the environment, workers, and communities in which we operate. Inherent in our operations are various physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, and accident hazards and risks, such as those associated with mobile equipment, vehicles or machinery, and the use or proximity to other industrial equipment. These risks include exposure to hazardous materials, accidents involving heavy machinery, vehicle collisions, falls, fires, explosions, and other incidents that may result in serious injury or death. Such events can occur due to deficiencies in risk identification and assessment or in the implementation of controls associated with risk management. The occurrence of any of the foregoing could result in property damage, loss of production or production delays, harm to employees, contractors, or community members, financial losses, reputational harm, and potential legal or regulatory liability. Additionally, our employees and contractors may also be exposed to infectious diseases or other health hazards that can affect their health and safety.

While we have established corporate standards, policies, controls, and monitoring procedures to mitigate such risks, our operations remain subject to incidents that could adversely impact our business, stakeholders, reputation, or result in violations of environmental laws or human rights. Additionally, our operations involve the use, handling, storage, discharge, and disposal of hazardous substances into the environment, as well as the use of significant natural resources such as water and energy. These activities can result in adverse impacts on people, flora and fauna, and the broader environment, including risks of fire, explosion, toxic gas leaks, spills or leaks of hazardous materials, rockfalls, incidents involving dams, failure of other operational structures. We could become subject to claims for toxic torts, natural resource damages and other damages as well as for the investigation and clean-up of soil, surface water, groundwater, and other media.

Any of the foregoing operational, environmental, health, or safety conditions could result in significant adverse environmental, social, health, or human rights impacts, and could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Additionally, under some circumstances, our liability for claims arising out of such matters may be joint and several, so that we may be held responsible for more than our share of the contamination or other damages.

Labor disputes in the United States may disrupt our operations from time to time.

We currently do not have a unionized workforce in the United States. While we believe we will not have a unionized workforce at our United States assets in the future, there is no guarantee that we will not face unionizing activity and ultimately have a unionized workforce in the United States. Strikes or other labor disruptions at any of our operations could adversely affect operational efficiency, delay project completion, and increase project costs. Additionally, our operations could be impacted by labor disputes affecting third-party suppliers that provide us with essential goods or services.

We are, or may become subject to, stringent environmental rules and regulations that may increase operational costs, affect profitability, and impose compliance requirements, and we may face claims and liability for incidents or breaches, or allegations of breaches, of applicable laws and regulations

Our current or future operations, including development activities and commencement of production on our properties, require permits from various federal, provincial and local governmental authorities, and such operations are and will be governed by laws and regulations governing prospecting, development, mining, production, exports, taxes, labor standards, occupational health, waste disposal, toxic substances, land use, environmental protection, mine safety and other matters. These associated requirements are extensive and require various institutional and procedural controls to prevent negative environmental, health, or safety consequences of our operations, including spills, releases or emissions of various substances produced in association with certain mining industry operations, such as seepage from tailings disposal areas, that could result in environmental contamination. The cost of compliance with changes in

governmental regulations has the potential to reduce the profitability of operations. Non-compliance with such legislation may result in the imposition of fines and penalties or lead to inspections, audits, or reviews by governmental authorities. The introduction of new regulations, amendments to existing requirements or stricter enforcement or interpretation of current laws, regulations and permitting requirements governing operations and activities of mining companies, could have a material adverse impact on us and cause increases in capital expenditures or production costs or reduction in levels of production at producing properties or require abandonment or delays in development of new mining properties. These risks may become more significant as our operations advance from the exploration phase.

In addition, certain types of operations require the submission and approval of environmental impact assessments. Environmental assessments of proposed projects carry a heightened degree of responsibility for companies and directors, officers and employees.

Mining operations and exploration activities may also require our company to obtain permits from various governmental agencies. There can be no assurance, however, that all permits that we may require for our operations and exploration activities will be obtainable on reasonable terms or on a timely basis or that such laws and regulations will not have an adverse effect on any mining project which we might undertake.

Failure to comply with applicable environmental, health, and safety laws, regulations, standards, or permitting requirements may result in litigation, fines, penalties, permit revocation, or other enforcement actions thereunder. This includes orders issued by regulatory or judicial authorities causing operations to cease or be curtailed, and may include corrective measures requiring capital expenditures, installation of additional equipment, or other remedial actions. Parties engaged in mining operations may be required to compensate those suffering loss or damage by reason of mining activities and may have civil or criminal fines or penalties imposed for violations of applicable environmental, health, and safety laws or regulations.

Natural disasters may cause severe damage to our operations and projects in the countries where we operate and may have a negative impact on our sales to countries affected by such disasters.

Natural disasters may adversely affect our operations, projects and people in the countries where we operate and may cause a contraction in sales to countries adversely affected due to, among other factors, power outages and the destruction of industrial facilities and infrastructure.

Climate change can impact the frequency and intensity of extreme events, both acute and chronic, including our neighboring communities, damage to our assets, operational interruptions, and supply chain disruptions. We assess the exposure to increased incidence and intensity of atmospheric discharges, changes in rainfall patterns, higher temperatures, floods, droughts, water shortages and sea level rise on assets such as ports, railways, mining facilities, and processing plants. Due to the complexity and uncertainties of physical risk evaluation process, there may be additional risks that are not currently known or assessed, and that could negatively affect our operations and projects. In recent years, we have occasionally determined that force majeure events occurred because of severe weather on our mining and logistics activities. Areas with lower ecological integrity (e.g., areas with reduced natural vegetation cover) are more susceptible to these risks due to lower resilience and protection against extreme weather conditions.

Our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and competitive position could be materially adversely impacted by pandemics, epidemics, or disease outbreaks.

Disruptions caused by pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks, could materially adversely impact our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and competitive position, particularly as it relates to rising costs and supply chain delays and disruptions. Measures taken by governmental authorities in response to such events may also impact our business, including upon restrictions to our operations, lockdowns, shutdowns, reduced inspections, assessments and authorizations, among other difficulties. We cannot predict when and if any such events will occur and evolve, neither their scope and duration, and therefore cannot estimate the potential impact in our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and competitive position.

Our success depends on developing and maintaining relationships with the local communities and stakeholders where we operate.

Our ongoing and future success depends on developing and maintaining productive relationships with the communities surrounding our projects, including those people who may have rights or may assert rights to certain of our properties

and other stakeholders in our operating locations. Local communities and stakeholders may be dissatisfied with our activities or the level of benefits provided, which may result in legal or administrative proceedings, civil unrest, protests, direct action or campaigns against us. Any such occurrence could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, as well as our ability to commence or continue exploration or mine development activities.

Legal, Political, Economic and Regulatory Risks

Our failure to comply with applicable anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering and similar laws and regulations could negatively impact our reputation and results of operations.

The legal and regulatory framework in which we operate is complex, and our governance and compliance policies and processes may not prevent potential breaches of law or accounting or other governance practices. Our operating and ethical codes, among other standards and guidance, may not prevent instances of fraudulent behavior and dishonesty, nor guarantee compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

We are subject to anti-corruption laws and regulations imposed by governments around the world with jurisdiction over our operations, which includes our business in Brazil. These laws may include, but are not limited to, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Brazil's "Clean Company Act" (Law No. 12,846/2013). The Brazilian law holds legal entities strictly liable for corrupt acts committed in their interest or benefit, meaning a company can be held responsible even if it did not have prior knowledge of the act.

These and other applicable laws prohibit us and our officers, directors, employees, and business partners acting on our behalf, including agents, from corruptly offering, promising, authorizing, or providing anything of value to "foreign officials" for the purposes of influencing official decisions or obtaining or retaining business or otherwise obtaining favorable treatment. Due to the nature of our operations in Brazil, our personnel and representatives may be brought into contact with "foreign officials" responsible for issuing or renewing permits, licenses, or approvals or for enforcing other governmental regulations.

Our failure to successfully comply with these laws and regulations may expose us to reputational harm, as well as significant sanctions. The Brazilian Clean Company Act, for instance, provides for severe penalties, including fines of up to 20% of a company's gross revenue, the prohibition from receiving public incentives, and even the potential for a company's dissolution. We may also face criminal fines, imprisonment, civil penalties, disgorgement of profits, and debarment from government contracts under the laws of other jurisdictions, such as the FCPA. Investigations of alleged violations can be expensive and disruptive to our business.

We continuously develop and maintain policies and procedures designed to comply with applicable anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, and similar laws. However, there can be no guarantee that our policies and procedures will effectively prevent violations by our employees or business partners acting on our behalf, for which we may be held responsible, and any such violation could adversely affect our reputation, business, results of operations, and financial condition.

We are exposed to possible litigation risks, including permit disputes (including in respect of access and/or validity of tenure), environmental claims, occupational health and safety claims and employee claims.

We may become involved in, named as a party to, or be the subject of, various legal proceedings, including regulatory proceedings, tax proceedings and legal actions, relating to personal injuries, property damage, property taxes, land rights, the environment and contract disputes. For certain claims, our liability may be joint and several. Accordingly, we may be held responsible for more than our share of the claimed damages.

The outcome of outstanding, pending or future proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty and may be determined adversely to us and as a result, could have a material adverse effect on our assets, liabilities, business, financial condition or results of operations. Even if we prevail in any such legal proceeding, the proceedings could be costly, time-consuming and may divert the attention of management and key personnel from our business operations, which could adversely affect our financial condition.

Changes in China’s or the United States’ political environment and policies, including changes in export/import policy may affect our business in ways we are not able to anticipate or mitigate.

Because of the current dominance of China in the rare earth elements industry, the possibility of adverse changes in trade or political relations with China, political instability in China, increases in labor or shipping costs, the occurrence of prolonged adverse weather conditions or a natural disaster such as an earthquake or typhoon, or the outbreak of another global pandemic disease like COVID-19 could severely interfere with our industry and would have a material adverse effect on our operations.

Our sales may be adversely affected by the current and future political environment in China and the policies of the China Central Government. China could oversupply our markets in the United States and elsewhere with either cheaper magnet rare earth elements or rare earth elements or feedstock. China has historically heavily subsidized its domestic rare earth producers with respect to both rare earth feedstock and magnets. The United States government has called for substantial changes to foreign trade policy with China and has from time to time raised (as well as has proposed to further raise in the future), tariffs on several Chinese goods. China has at times retaliated with increased tariffs on United States goods, or the ban of exports of rare earth technologies and feedstock to other countries such as the United States. While some impacts of Chinese trade policy may be beneficial for our business, any changes in United States trade policy could trigger retaliatory actions by affected countries, including China, resulting in trade wars which could likely result in increased volatility in the prices of rare earth and critical minerals, necessary feedstock, and magnet rare earth elements. Furthermore, unless and until these dynamic changes in favor of the increased competitiveness of domestic production, domestic production may not be economically viable in the global market place. As China currently dominates the global supply of rare earth feedstock necessary for the production of magnet rare earth elements, any changes in United States and China relations, including through changes in policies by the Chinese government, could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations, including: changes in laws, regulations or the interpretation thereof, confiscatory taxation, governmental royalties, restrictions on currency conversion, imports or sources of supplies, or the expropriation or nationalization of private enterprises.

Political, economic and social conditions in the countries in which we have operations projects, customers or suppliers, could adversely impact our business.

Our financial performance may be negatively affected by regulatory, political, economic and social conditions in countries in which we have significant operations or projects. In Brazil, we are exposed to various risks such as political instability, political movements for protectionism or for greater vertical integration of value chains, bribery, cyber-attacks, extortion, corruption, robbery, sabotage, kidnapping, civil strife, human rights violation, acts of war, guerilla activities, piracy in international shipping routes and terrorism. These issues may adversely affect the economic and other conditions under which we operate in ways that could have a material negative effect on our business.

In Brazil, where a significant part of our operations is concentrated, the federal government’s economic policies may have important effects on Brazilian companies, including our Brazilian subsidiary, AMBPL, and on market conditions and prices of securities of Brazilian companies. Our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected, for instance, by the following factors and the Brazilian federal government’s response to these factors:

Historically, the country’s political situation has influenced the performance of the Brazilian economy and political crises have affected the confidence of investors and the general public, which resulted in economic deceleration, and downgrading of credit ratings of the Brazilian government. Political instability may aggravate economic uncertainties in Brazil. Future economic, social and political developments in Brazil may impair our business, financial condition or results of operations, or cause the market value of our securities to decline.

Increased levels of volatility or a rapid destabilization of global economic and political conditions could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.

In recent years, global financial conditions have been characterized by increased volatility which has impacted many industries, including the mining industry. Global financial conditions are subject to sudden and rapid destabilization in response to current and future events, as governmental authorities may have limited resources to respond to such events. Global capital markets continue to experience increased volatility in response to global events such as the significant increase in the rate of inflation in recent years, and the effects of certain countermeasures taken by central banks including increased interest rates. Future economic crises may be precipitated by any number of causes, including geopolitical instability and war (such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Israel-Palestine conflict and the Israel/U.S. conflict with Iran), natural disasters, epidemics, the failure of financial institutions, terrorism, material changes in the price of oil, the volatility of metal prices, and the volatility of global financial markets. Continued increased levels of volatility or a sudden or rapid destabilization of global economic and political conditions could negatively impact our ability to make suitable arrangements to finance our projects which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Our governance, internal controls and compliance processes may fail to prevent breaches of legal, regulatory accounting, ethical or governance standards.

We operate in a global environment and our activities extend over multiple jurisdictions and complex regulatory frameworks, with increasing enforcement activities worldwide. We are required to comply with a wide range of laws and regulations in the countries where we operate or do business, including anti-corruption, international sanctions, anti-money laundering, data protection, privacy of personal data, and related laws and regulations. Our governance and compliance processes, which include the review of internal control over financial reporting, may not timely identify or prevent future breaches of legal, regulatory, accounting, governance or ethical standards. We may be subject to breaches of our code of conduct, anti-corruption policies, human rights policies or other internal policies, or breaches of business conduct protocols and to instances of fraudulent behavior, corrupt practices and dishonesty by our employees, contractors or other agents. Our failure to comply with applicable laws and other standards could subject us to investigations by authorities, litigation, fines, loss of operating licenses, disgorgement of profits, involuntary dissolution and reputational harm.

We could be adversely affected by changes in government policies, rules or regulations or trends such as resource nationalism, including the imposition of new taxes, tariffs, or royalties on mining activities.

Mining is subject to government regulation, including taxes and royalties, which can have a significant financial impact on our operations. In the countries where we operate, including Brazil, we are exposed to varying probabilities of potential renegotiation, annulment, cancellation, or mandatory modification of existing contracts and licenses, changes in local laws, regulations, and policies, as well as audits and reassessments. We may also face risks relating to expropriation or nationalization of property, foreign exchange controls, and capital ownership requirements related to mining activities. We are also subject to new taxes or increases in existing taxes and royalty rates, reductions in tax exemptions and benefits, renegotiation of tax stabilization agreements or changes in the basis on which taxes are calculated in a manner that is unfavorable to us. Governments that have committed to provide a stable taxation or regulatory environment may alter those commitments or shorten their duration. We also face the risk of having to submit to the jurisdiction of a foreign court or arbitration panel or having to enforce a judgment against a sovereign nation within its own territory.

We are also required to meet domestic beneficiation requirements in certain countries, such as local processing rules, export taxes or restrictions or charges on unprocessed ores. The imposition of or increase in such requirements, taxes or charges can significantly increase the risk profile and costs of operations in those jurisdictions. We and the mining

industry are subject to rising trends of resource nationalism in certain countries in which we operate that can result in constraints on our operations, increased taxation or even expropriations and nationalizations.

The potential imposition of additional tariffs by the U.S. Government and other developments in international trade may also adversely impact our business. The overall impact of these developments are difficult to predict, but could adversely impact our costs, our investments, and the demand and price of rare earth elements and magnet rare earth elements. Global trade is subject to a growing trend of increased trade barriers, which could exacerbate commodities’ price volatility and in turn result in instability in the prices of magnet rare earth elements.

Concessions, authorizations, licenses and permits are subject to expiration, limitation on renewal and various other risks and uncertainties.

Our operations depend on authorizations, concessions and licenses from governmental regulatory agencies and other authorities in the countries in which we operate. We are subject to laws and regulations in jurisdictions that can change at any time, and changes in laws and regulations may require modifications to our technologies and operations and result in unanticipated capital expenditures. We are also exposed to political risk in our relationship with governmental and regulatory authorities that issue these authorizations, concessions and licenses.

Some of our mining concessions are subject to fixed expiration dates and might only be renewed a limited number of times for a limited period. Apart from mining concessions, we may need to obtain various authorizations, licenses and permits from governmental or other regulatory bodies in connection with the planning, maintenance, operation and closure of mineral properties and related logistics infrastructure, which may be subject to fixed expiration dates or periodic review or renewal. There is no assurance that renewals will be granted as and when sought, and there is no assurance that new conditions will not be imposed in connection with renewal. Fees for mining concessions might increase substantially due to the passage of time from the original issuance of each individual exploration license. If so, the costs of holding or renewing our mining concessions may render our business objectives not viable. Accordingly, we need to continually assess the mineral potential of each mining concession, particularly at the time of renewal, to determine if the costs of maintaining the concession are justified by the results of operations to date, and we might elect to let some of our concessions lapse. There can be no assurance that concessions will be obtained on terms favorable to us, or at all, for our future intended mining or exploration targets.

In several jurisdictions where we have exploration projects, we may be required to retrocede to the state a certain portion of the area covered by the exploration license as a condition to renewing the license or obtaining a mining concession. This requirement can lead to a substantial loss of part of the mineral deposit originally identified in our feasibility studies.

We are also subject to laws and regulations and acts by authorities, related to dams, caves, and biodiversity (fauna, flora and ecosystems), that may limit or modify our mineral projects, and impact our costs and resources. For more information on mining concessions and other similar rights, see the sections titled “Properties” and “Business – Mining Rights”.

If we take governmental grants or loans, we could become subject to governmental regulations that could delay timing of our projects and increase costs.

To date, we have not accepted any governmental grants or loans. The acceptance of governmental grants or loans would make our operations subject to continued compliance with various governmental regulations to which we are not currently subject. The imposition of any additional governmental regulations as a result of accepting any governmental grants or loans could delay timing of the expected completion of our projects and increase our costs. Any such delays or increased costs could harm our business and operations.

Risks Related to this Offering and Ownership of Our Common Stock

There has been no public market for our common shares prior to this offering, and an active market in which investors can resell their shares may not develop.

Prior to this offering, there was no public market for our common shares. We plan to apply to list our common shares on the NYSE American under the symbol “REA.” There is no guarantee that NYSE American or any other exchange or quotation system, will permit our common shares to be listed and traded.

Even if our common shares are approved for listing on the NYSE American, a liquid public market for our common shares may not develop. The initial public offering price for our common shares has been determined by negotiation between us and the underwriters based upon several factors, including prevailing market conditions, our historical performance, estimates of our business potential and earnings prospects, and the market valuations of similar companies. The price at which the common shares are traded after this offering may decline below the initial public offering price, meaning that you may experience a decrease in the value of your common shares regardless of our operating performance or prospects.

The market price of our common shares may fluctuate, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

After this offering, the market price for our common shares is likely to be volatile, in part because our shares have not been traded publicly. In addition, the market price of our common shares may fluctuate significantly in response to several factors, most of which we cannot control, including:

The public offering price of our common shares has been determined by negotiations between us and the underwriters based upon many factors and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail following the closing of this offering. Volatility in the market price of our common shares may prevent investors from being able to sell their common shares at or above the initial public offering price. As a result, you may suffer a loss on your investment.

We will have broad discretion in the use of net proceeds from this offering and may invest or spend the proceeds in ways with which you do not agree and in ways that may not yield a return.

We cannot specify with any certainty the particular uses of the net proceeds that we will receive from this offering. Our management will have broad discretion over the use of net proceeds from this offering, including for any of the purposes described in “Use of Proceeds,” and you will not have the opportunity as part of your investment decision to assess whether the net proceeds are being used appropriately. Investors may not agree with our decisions, and our use of the proceeds may not yield any return on your investment. Because of the number and variability of factors that will determine our use of the net proceeds from this offering, their ultimate use may vary substantially from their currently intended use. We may invest the net proceeds from this offering in a manner that does not produce income. The decisions made by our management may not result in positive returns on your investment and you will not have an opportunity to evaluate the economic, financial, or other information upon which our management bases its decisions. Our failure to apply the net proceeds of this offering effectively could impair our ability to pursue our

growth strategy or could require us to raise additional capital and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

You will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of the shares of common stock you purchase in this offering.

The initial public offering price of our common stock is substantially higher than the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after this offering. If you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, you will suffer immediate dilution of $ per share, representing the difference between the assumed initial public offering price of $ per share, the midpoint of the estimated offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and our pro forma net tangible book value per share as of , 2026 after giving effect to the sale of common stock in this offering at the assumed initial public offering price of $ per share. See “Dilution.”

Additional stock issuances (including pursuant to the exercise of option rights in connection with mineral rights purchase and/or lease option agreements which we and/or our subsidiaries are a party to, or in connection with the repayment of the Loan), the conversion of our outstanding SAFEs into equity, or the exercise of warrants could result in significant dilution to our shareholders and cause the trading price of our common stock to decline.

We may issue our capital stock or securities convertible into our capital stock from time to time in connection with financing our business operations or growth, to repay debt, or for acquisitions, investments or otherwise (including pursuant to the exercise of option rights in connection with mineral rights purchase and/or lease option agreements which our subsidiaries are a party to). Additional issuances of our common stock or securities convertible into common stock will result in dilution to existing holders of our common stock. Any such issuances could result in substantial dilution to our existing shareholders and cause the trading price of our common stock to decline.

Prior to this offering, warrants to purchase our common stock were issued to certain shareholders, of which are in the money and do not terminate until 2029. Additional issuances of our common stock upon the exercise of such warrants could result in substantial dilution to our existing shareholders and cause the trading price of our common stock to decline.

In particular, following the issuance of shares of common stock in connection with the exercise of option rights in connection with mineral rights purchase and/or lease option agreements which our subsidiaries are a party to and the issuance of shares upon the exercise of warrants, such shares of common stock will have the same economic rights as other shares of common stock. In addition, our outstanding SAFEs will automatically convert into shares of our common stock upon the closing of this offering at a conversion price equal to the lesser of a discount to the initial public offering price or the price determined by a valuation cap. This would further dilute the ownership interests of our existing shareholders and could adversely affect the trading price of our common stock. The extent of this dilution will depend on the number of shares issued upon SAFE conversion and the initial public offering price. Further, shares of common stock may be issued in connection with the repayment of the Loan pursuant to the Deed of Novation, which could result in dilution to our existing shareholders and cause the trading price of our common stock to decline.

Future sales, or the perception of future sales, by us or our existing shareholders in the public market following this offering could cause the market price for our common stock to decline.

After this offering, the sale of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, could harm the prevailing market price of shares of our common stock. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate.

Upon consummation of the offering, we will have outstanding a total of shares of common stock. Of the outstanding shares, the shares sold in this offering (or shares if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of common stock) will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), other than any shares held by our affiliates. Any shares of common stock held by our affiliates will be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, subject to the volume, manner of sale, holding period and other limitations of Rule 144.

Our directors and executive officers will enter into lock-up agreements with the underwriters prior to the commencement of this offering pursuant to which each of these persons or entities, subject to certain exceptions,

restrict the sale of the shares of our common stock and certain other securities held by them for a period of 180 days after the date of this prospectus. Cantor may, in its sole discretion and at any time, release all or any portion of the shares or securities subject to any such lock-up agreements. See “Underwriting.”

In addition, we have reserved shares of common stock for issuance under the 2025 EIP. Any common stock that we issue under the 2025 EIP or other equity incentive plans that we may adopt in the future would dilute the percentage ownership held by the investors who purchase common stock in this offering.

As restrictions on resale end or if these shareholders exercise their registration rights, the market price of our shares of common stock could drop significantly if the holders of these shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to raise additional funds through future offerings of our shares of common stock or other securities.

In the future, we may also issue securities in connection with investments, acquisitions, or capital raising activities. In particular, the number of shares of our common stock issued in connection with an investment or acquisition, or to raise additional equity capital, could constitute a material portion of our then-outstanding shares of our common stock. Any such issuance of additional securities in the future may result in additional dilution to you or may adversely impact the price of our common stock.

Our trading price and trading volume could decline if securities or industry analysts do not publish research about our business, or if they publish unfavorable research.

Equity research analysts do not currently provide coverage of our common stock, and we cannot assure that any equity research analysts will adequately provide research coverage of our common stock after the listing of our common stock on NYSE American. A lack of adequate research coverage may harm the liquidity and trading price of our common stock. To the extent equity research analysts do provide research coverage of our common stock, we will not have any control over the content and opinions included in their reports. The trading price of our common stock could decline if one or more equity research analysts downgrade our stock or publish other unfavorable commentary or research. If one or more equity research analysts cease coverage of our company, or fail to regularly publish reports on us, the demand for our common stock could decrease, which in turn could cause our trading price or trading volume to decline.

We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock, and we do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We expect to retain future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business. Any future determination to pay dividends on our capital stock will be at the discretion of our board of directors. In addition, our ability to pay dividends on our capital stock may be further restricted by the terms of any future debt or preferred securities. Accordingly, shareholders must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on their investments.

We are an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies or smaller reporting companies, this could make our common stock less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.

The JOBS Act is intended to reduce the regulatory burden on “emerging growth companies.” As defined in the JOBS Act, a public company whose initial public offering of common equity securities occurs after December 8, 2011, and whose annual net revenues are less than $1.235 billion will, in general, qualify as an “emerging growth company” until the earliest of:

Under this definition, we will be an “emerging growth company” upon completion of this offering and could remain an “emerging growth company” until as late as the fifth anniversary of the completion of this offering. For so long as we are an “emerging growth company,” we will, among other things:

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can use the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This permits an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to use this extended transition period and, as a result, our combined financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of issuers who are required to comply with the effective dates for new or revised accounting standards that are applicable to other public companies.

Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates is equal to or exceeds $250 million as of the prior June 30, or (2) our annual revenues equaled or exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates is equal to or exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30. To the extent we take advantage of such reduced disclosure obligations, it may also make comparison of our financial statements with other public companies difficult or impossible.

We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive as a result of our decision to take advantage of some or all of the reduced disclosure requirements above. 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.

Provisions in our corporate charter documents and under Texas law may prevent or frustrate attempts by our shareholders to change our management or hinder efforts to acquire a controlling interest in us, and the market price of our common stock may be lower as a result.

There are provisions in our certificate of formation and bylaws, as in effect immediately prior to the closing of this offering, that may make it difficult for a third party to acquire, or attempt to acquire, control of our company, even if a change in control was considered favorable by our shareholders.

Such provisions that could have an anti-takeover effect include:

Further, as a Texas corporation, we are also subject to provisions of Texas law that may impair a takeover attempt that our shareholders may find beneficial. For additional information, see “Description of Capital Stock – Anti-Takeover Provisions in our Governing Documents and Under Texas Law.” Any provision of our certificate of formation, bylaws, or Texas law that has the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control could limit the opportunity for our shareholders to receive a premium for their shares of our capital stock and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock.

Texas law permits, and our corporate charter documents may adopt, provisions which may limit our shareholders’ ability to submit a proposal on a matter to be acted upon at a meeting of shareholders.

Currently, our corporate charter documents permit any shareholder to submit a proposal for consideration at the annual meeting if, and only if, the shareholder (i) is a shareholder of record entitled to vote at the annual meeting on the date the shareholder’s notice is given, on the record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote at that meeting, and on the date of the meeting, and (ii) complies with the advance notice procedures set forth in Section 2.14(a) of our bylaws. Our corporate charter documents do not impose any minimum stock ownership requirements to submit a shareholder proposal.

Following this offering, we will be considered a “nationally listed corporation” as defined under Section 21.373 of the TBOC and may adopt such section’s standing requirements, which would limit our shareholders’ ability to submit proposals. Section 21.373 of the TBOC permits a “nationally listed corporation” to amend its governing documents to impose stock ownership requirements on shareholders seeking to submit a proposal on a matter (other than director nominations and procedural resolutions ancillary to the conduct of a shareholder meeting) to the shareholders of such corporation for approval at a shareholder meeting. If a corporation elects to be governed by Section 21.373 of the TBOC, a shareholder or group of shareholders may submit a proposal on a matter to the shareholders of such corporation for approval at a meeting of shareholders only if such shareholder or group of shareholders (i) holds an amount of shares entitled to vote at such meeting equal to at least $1,000,000 in market value of the Company (determined as of the date of submission of the proposal) or 3% of the total number of shares eligible to vote at such

meeting, and (ii) has held such amount for a continuous period of at least six months before the date of the meeting, (iii) holds such amount throughout the meeting and (iv) solicits the holders of shares representing at least 67% of the voting power of shares entitled to vote on the proposal at the shareholder meeting.

Our certificate of formation provides that the Business Court in the First Business Court Division of the State of Texas (or, if the Business Court determines that it lacks jurisdiction, the federal district court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division) will be the sole and exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between us and our shareholders, which could limit our shareholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or shareholders.

Our certificate of formation provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Business Court in the First Business Court Division of the State of Texas (the “Texas Business Court”) will be the exclusive forum for the following types of actions or proceedings under Texas statutory or common law:

In addition, our certificate of formation provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause or causes of action arising under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. For the avoidance of doubt, this provision is intended to benefit, and may be enforced by, us, our officers and directors, the underwriters to any offering giving rise to such complaint, and any other professional entity whose profession gives authority to a statement made by that person or entity and who has prepared or certified any part of the documents underlying the offering. If a court were to find either choice of forum provision contained in our certificate of formation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions.

These choice of forum provisions may limit a shareholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or other employees. While the Texas courts have determined that such choice of forum provisions are facially valid, a shareholder may nevertheless seek to bring a claim in a venue other than those designated in the exclusive forum provisions, and there can be no assurance that such provisions will be enforced by a court in those other jurisdictions. We note that investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Additionally, our certificate of formation provides that any person or entity holding, owning or otherwise acquiring any interest in any of our securities shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to these provisions.

Our certificate of formation includes a waiver of jury trial for “internal entity claims” as defined in the TBOC and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, other claims within the scope of the exclusive forum provision in

our certificate of formation, which could discourage or limit our shareholders from bringing lawsuits against us or our directors and officers and cause them to face increased costs or delays.

Our certificate of formation provides that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of stock of the Company shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally waived any right to a trial by jury in any legal action, proceeding, cause of action or counterclaim asserting an “internal entity claim” (as defined in Section 2.115 of the TBOC), and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any other legal action, proceeding, cause of action or counterclaim within the scope of the exclusive forum provision in our certificate of formation.

Section 2.115(a) of the TBOC defines “internal entity claim” as “a claim of any nature, including a derivative claim in the right of an entity, that is based on, arises from, or relates to the internal affairs of the entity.” In turn, Section 1.105 of the TBOC defines “internal affairs” as “(1) the rights, powers, and duties of its governing authority, governing persons, officers, owners, and members; and (2) matters relating to its membership or ownership interests.” The jury trial waiver set forth in our certificate of formation also applies, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to any other claim within the scope of the exclusive forum provision in our certificate of formation. The exclusive forum provision includes, but is not limited to, any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, any action asserting a claim for breach of a fiduciary duty by any current or former director, officer, other employee, agent or shareholder of the Company, any other claim arising under the TBOC or within the jurisdiction of the Texas Business Court, and any cause of action arising under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. As such, the jury trial waiver set forth in our certificate of formation applies to claims under the federal securities laws and claims other than in connection with this offering.

Section 2.116 of the TBOC specifically authorizes a Texas corporation to include a waiver of the right to a jury trial in its governing documents for “any internal entity claim.” Section 2.116(c) states that “[i]n a lawsuit asserting an internal entity claim, a waiver of the right to a jury trial contained in the governing documents of a domestic entity is enforceable, regardless of whether the applicable governing document is signed by the members, owners, officers, or governing persons.” Section 2.116(d) states that “[a] person asserting an internal entity claim is considered to have been informed of the waiver of the right to a jury trial contained in the governing documents and to have knowingly waived the right in the action if the person: (1) voted for or affirmatively ratified the governing document containing the waiver; or (2) acquired an equity security of the domestic entity or any predecessor to the entity at, or continued to hold an equity security of a domestic entity that has one or more classes of equity securities listed on a national securities exchange after, a time at which the waiver was included in the governing documents.”

As set forth above, the certificate of formation includes a waiver of jury trial to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and is not limited to “internal entity claims” as defined by the TBOC. To our knowledge, the scope of such a waiver, including its applicability to claims arising under the federal securities laws, has not been finally adjudicated by any applicable federal or state court. At all times, we intend to enforce the waiver to the fullest extent permitted by then-existing applicable law.

Further, the jury trial waiver applies to any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of stock of the Company. Therefore, purchasers of interests in a secondary transaction would also be subject to the jury trial waiver provision.

We believe the waiver of the right to trial by jury set forth in our certificate of formation benefits us by providing increased consistency in the application of Texas law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies. To the extent that this provision is enforceable, the provision may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against the Company’s directors, officers, employees and shareholders, as a result of, among other things, increased costs to bring such lawsuits or claims. Further, the jury trial waiver provision could limit a shareholder’s ability to bring or demand a jury trial in any litigation against the Company involving corporate governance or securities claims, which could result in less favorable outcomes to the plaintiffs of any such action. If a lawsuit is brought against any of the Company’s directors, officers, employees and shareholders, it may be heard only by a judge or justice of the applicable court as set forth in the exclusive forum provision of our certificate of formation, which would be conducted according to different procedures and may result in different outcomes than a trial by jury would have.

We believe that a contractual pre-dispute jury trial waiver provision is generally enforceable, including under the laws of the State of Texas, as set forth above. Nevertheless, by agreeing to the jury trial waiver provision set forth in our certificate of formation, investors will not be deemed to have waived the Company’s compliance with the substantive provisions of federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Investors in our common stock may wish to consult legal counsel regarding the waiver of this jury trial provision prior to purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in our common stock. The waiver of jury trial provision set forth in our certificate of formation may discourage investors from investing in our shares of common stock, as well as discourage or limit investors from bringing lawsuits against us or our directors and officers, even in instances where they might otherwise have a valid claim, due to the perceived disadvantages of a non-jury process or the potential for increased costs. Alternatively, if a court were to find the waiver of jury trial provision set forth in our certificate of formation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions or before a jury, which could harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

General Risks

Our financial condition and results of operations are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, a number of economic or political factors, many of which are also largely outside our control and as such our results may fluctuate significantly and may not fully reflect the underlying performance of our business.

Our results of operations may vary significantly in the future as they have in the past, and period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations may not be meaningful. Accordingly, the results of any one period should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. Our results of operations may fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control and, as a result, may not fully reflect the underlying performance of our business. In the future, results of operations may fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors. In that event, the price of our common stock could be adversely impacted. Factors that may cause fluctuations in our results of operations include, without limitation, those listed elsewhere in this Risk Factors section.

Changes in statutory, regulatory, accounting, and other legal requirements, including changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, could potentially impact our operating and financial results.

We are subject to numerous statutory, regulatory and legal requirements. Our operating results could be negatively impacted by developments in these areas due to the costs of compliance in addition to possible government penalties and litigation in the event of deemed noncompliance.

Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the SEC, and various bodies formed to promulgate and interpret appropriate accounting principles. A change in these principles or interpretations could have a significant effect on our reported financial results, and could affect the reporting of transactions completed before the announcement of a change.

In addition, changing laws, regulations, and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including regulations implemented by the SEC and NYSE American, may increase legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time consuming. These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, and as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. We intend to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations, and standards, and this investment may result in increased selling, general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If, notwithstanding our efforts, we fail to comply with new laws, regulations, and standards, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be harmed.

We will incur costs and demands upon management as a result of complying with the laws and regulations affecting public companies in the United States, which may harm our business.

As a public company, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the rules and regulations of the applicable listing standards of NYSE American. These rules and regulations could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or our board committees or as executive officers. Our management and other personnel will devote a substantial amount of time to these compliance initiatives. As a result, management’s attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could harm our business and operating results. We will need to hire more employees in the future to comply with these requirements, which will increase our costs and expenses.

Our management team and other personnel devote a substantial amount of time to new compliance initiatives and we may not successfully or efficiently manage our transition to a public company. To comply with the requirements of being a public company, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we will need to undertake various actions, such as implementing new internal controls and procedures and hiring accounting or internal audit staff, which would require us to incur additional expenses and harm our results of operations.

Failure to comply with these rules might also make it more difficult for us to obtain certain types of insurance, including director and officer liability insurance, and we might be forced to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. The impact of these events would also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors, on committees of our board of directors or as members of senior management.

We may be subject to shareholder litigation, governmental investigations, and other proceedings involving our officers and directors, which could result in significant costs, divert management’s attention, and adversely affect our reputation and financial condition.

From time to time, we and certain of our officers and directors may become the subject of claims and investigations, including, but not limited to, securities class actions, derivative suits, and whistleblower and employment claims. In connection with this offering and our transition to a public company, we may face an increased likelihood of such claims or proceedings. For certain claims, our liability may be joint and several. Accordingly, we may be held responsible for more than our share of the claimed damages. The outcome of outstanding, pending or future proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty and may be determined adversely to us and as a result, could have a material adverse effect on our assets, liabilities, business, financial condition or results of operations. Even if we prevail in any such legal proceeding, the proceedings could be costly, time-consuming and may divert the attention of management and key personnel from our business operations, which could adversely affect our reputation and financial condition.

Our management team has limited experience managing a public company.

Most members of our management team have limited experience managing a publicly traded company, interacting with public company investors and complying with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies. Our management team may not successfully or efficiently manage our transition to being a public company that is subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under the federal securities laws and the continuous scrutiny of securities analysts and investors. Furthermore, we are committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance and public disclosure, and our efforts to establish the corporate infrastructure required of a public company and to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards are likely to divert management’s time and attention away from revenue generating activities to compliance activities, which may prevent us from implementing our business strategy and growing our business. Moreover, we may not be successful in implementing these requirements. If we do not effectively and efficiently manage our transition into a public company and continue to develop and implement the right processes and tools to manage our changing enterprise and maintain our culture, our ability to compete successfully and achieve our business objectives could be impaired, which could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business could be negatively affected by security threats and disruptions, including electronic, cybersecurity or physical security threats and other disruptions.

We rely on computer systems, hardware, software, technology infrastructure and online sites and networks for both internal and external operations that are critical to our business (collectively, “IT Systems”). We own and manage some of these IT Systems but also rely on third parties for a range of IT Systems and related products and services. Our business faces numerous and evolving security threats, including cybersecurity risks that threaten the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our IT Systems and information that we collect, maintain and process, including personal, confidential and other types of proprietary or sensitive information (collectively, “Confidential Information”); threats to the security of our facilities and infrastructure or third-party facilities and infrastructure, such as processing plants and pipelines; and threats from terrorist acts, civil unrest and similar acts. The potential for such security threats has subjected our operations to increased risks that could have a material adverse effect on our business. In particular, our implementation of various procedures and controls to monitor and mitigate security threats and to increase security for our information, facilities and infrastructure may result in increased capital and operating costs. Moreover, there can be no assurance that such procedures and controls will be sufficient to prevent security threats, incidents or disruptions from occurring. Security incidents could lead to losses of Confidential Information, critical infrastructure or capabilities essential to our operations, or otherwise impact the availability, integrity or confidentiality of our IT Systems and Confidential Information and could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

There can be no assurance that our efforts to secure our IT Systems will be effective in protecting such IT Systems, facilities, infrastructure and Confidential Information, or that future attempted cybersecurity attacks, incidents, or disruptions would not be successful or damaging. Cybersecurity attacks and risks in particular are becoming more varied, and include threats from diverse vectors such as social engineering/phishing, malware (including ransomware), malfeasance by insiders, human or technological error, as a result of malicious software or malicious code embedded in open-source software, misconfigurations, bugs or other vulnerabilities in commercial software that are integrated into our (or our third party’s) IT Systems. The threat landscape is constantly evolving as threat actors become increasingly sophisticated in using techniques and tools, including artificial intelligence (“AI”) and other emerging technologies, that circumvent security controls, evade detection and remove forensic evidence. As a result, we may be unable to detect, investigate, remediate or recover from future attacks or incidents, or to avoid a material adverse impact to our IT Systems, Confidential Information or business. While to date we have not experienced cyberattacks or other incidents, we cannot guarantee that cyberattacks or other incidents will not occur in the future.

Any adverse impact on the availability, integrity or confidentiality of our IT Systems or Confidential Information, including any attempts to gain unauthorized access to information and systems and other security incidents or breaches, could lead to disruptions in critical systems, unauthorized release of information and corruption of data. They could also damage our reputation, lead to legal claims or proceedings, regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, significant costs from remedial actions, loss of business or potential liability. We cannot guarantee that any costs and liabilities incurred in relation to an attack or incident will be covered by our existing insurance policies or that applicable insurance will be available to us in the future on economically reasonable terms or at all.

We operate in an intensely competitive business environment. We may not be as successful as our competitors incorporating AI into our business or adapting to a rapidly changing marketplace.

Our competitors may be larger, more diversified, better funded, and have access to more advanced technology, including AI. These competitive advantages may enable our competition to innovate better and more quickly, to compete more effectively on quality and price, causing us to lose business and profitability. Burgeoning interest in AI may increase our competition and disrupt our business model. AI may lower barriers to entry in our industry and we may be unable to effectively compete with the products or services offered by new competitors. AI-related changes to the products and services on offer may affect our customers’ expectations, requirements, or tastes in ways we cannot adequately anticipate or adapt to, causing our business to lose sales, market share, or the ability to operate profitably and sustainably.

A failure to establish and maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, could adversely affect our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations.

As a public company, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the rules and regulations of the applicable listing standards of NYSE American. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. We are continuing to develop and refine our disclosure controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we will file with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Exchange Act, is accumulated and communicated to our principal executive and financial officers. We are also continuing to improve our internal controls over financial reporting. For example, as we have prepared to become a public company, we have worked to improve the controls around our key accounting processes and our quarterly close process, and we have hired additional accounting and finance personnel to help us implement these processes and controls. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, we have expended, and anticipate that we will continue to expend, significant resources, including accounting-related costs and investments to strengthen our accounting systems.

Our current controls and any new controls that we develop may become inadequate because of changes in conditions in our business. In addition, changes in reporting requirements or accounting principles or interpretations could also challenge our internal controls and require that we establish new business processes, systems, and controls to accommodate such changes. We have limited experience with implementing the systems and controls that will be necessary to operate as a public company, as well as adopting changes in accounting principles or interpretations mandated by the relevant regulatory bodies. Additionally, if these new systems, controls or standards and the associated process changes do not give rise to the benefits that we expect or do not operate as intended, it could adversely affect our financial reporting systems and processes, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial reports or the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Moreover, our business may be harmed if we experience problems with any new systems and controls that result in delays in their implementation or increased costs to correct any post-implementation issues that may arise.

Further, weaknesses in our disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting may be discovered in the future. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement could harm our results of operations or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting also could adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual independent registered public accounting firm attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that we will eventually be required to include in our periodic reports that will be filed with the SEC. Ineffective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial and other information, which would likely have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock. In addition, if we are unable to continue to meet these requirements, we may not be able to remain listed on NYSE American. We are not currently required to comply with the SEC rules that implement Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and are therefore not required to make a formal assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for that purpose. As a public company, we will be required to provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting commencing with our second annual report on Form 10-K.

Our independent registered public accounting firm is not required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting until after we are no longer an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. At such time, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event it is not satisfied with the level at which our internal control over financial reporting is documented, designed or operating. Any failure to maintain effective disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting could harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition and could cause a decline in the trading price of our common stock. Changes in tax laws or regulations could be enacted or existing tax laws or regulations could be applied to us or our guests in a manner that could increase the costs of our products and harm our business.

We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. If we are unable to remediate these weaknesses, identify additional material weaknesses in the future, or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, this may result in misstatements in our financial statements, cause us to fail to meet periodic reporting obligations, or cause our access to capital markets to be impaired.

Prior to the completion of this offering, we have been a private company with limited accounting personnel to adequately execute our accounting processes and limited supervisory resources with which to address our internal control over financial reporting. In connection with the preparation and audit of our financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, material weaknesses have been identified in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

The material weaknesses we identified include:

These material weaknesses could result in a misstatement of account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of our consolidated annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. In an effort to remediate the material weaknesses, we have hired additional personnel with accounting and financial reporting expertise and retained an accounting consulting firm to provide additional depth and breadth to our technical accounting and financial reporting capabilities. We have also begun formalizing and communicating our policies and procedures surrounding our financial close, financial reporting and other accounting processes, and will further develop and document necessary policies and procedures regarding our internal control over financial reporting, such that we are able to perform an analysis under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of our internal control over financial reporting when and as required. We cannot assure that these measures will significantly improve or remediate the material weaknesses described above. We also cannot assure that we have identified all or that we will not have additional material weaknesses in the future. Further, while we remain an emerging growth company, we will not be required to include an attestation report on internal control over financial reporting issued by our independent registered public accounting firm.

If we are unable to successfully remediate our existing or any future material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, or if we identify any additional material weaknesses, the accuracy and timing of our financial reporting may be adversely affected, we may be unable to maintain compliance with securities law requirements regarding timely filing of periodic reports in addition to applicable stock exchange listing requirements, investors may lose confidence in our financial reporting, and our stock price may decline as a result. We also could become subject

to investigations by the NYSE American, the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which may impact our listing on the NYSE American and negatively impact our business and reputation in the marketplace.

We may engage in merger and acquisition activities or strategic partnerships, which could require significant management attention, disrupt our business, dilute shareholder value, and adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

As part of our business strategy, we have in the past and may in the future make investments in or acquisitions of other companies, products, or technologies, or pursue strategic opportunities, including potential downstream integration or early-stage processing technology partnerships. The identification of suitable acquisition or partnership candidates can be difficult, time-consuming, and costly, and we may not be able to complete acquisitions or partnerships on favorable terms, if at all. These acquisitions or partnerships may not ultimately strengthen our competitive position or achieve the goals of such acquisition, and any acquisitions or partnerships we complete could be viewed negatively by guests or investors. We may encounter difficult or unforeseen expenditures in integrating an acquisition or partnership, particularly if we cannot retain the key personnel of the acquired company. In addition, if we fail to successfully integrate such acquisitions, or the assets, technologies or personnel associated with such acquisitions or partnerships, into our company, the business and results of operations of the combined company would be adversely affected.

These transactions may disrupt our ongoing operations, divert management from their primary responsibilities, subject us to additional liabilities, increase our expenses, subject us to increased regulatory requirements, cause adverse tax consequences or unfavorable accounting treatment, expose us to claims and disputes by shareholders and third parties, and adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We may not successfully evaluate or utilize the acquired assets and accurately forecast the financial impact of an acquisition or partnership transaction, including accounting charges. We may have to pay cash for any such acquisition or partnership which would limit other potential uses for our cash. If we incur debt to fund any such acquisition or partnership, such debt may subject us to material restrictions in our ability to conduct our business, result in increased fixed obligations, and subject us to covenants or other restrictions that would decrease our operational flexibility and impede our ability to manage our operations. If we issue a significant amount of equity securities in connection with future acquisitions or partnerships, existing shareholders’ ownership would be diluted.

We may need additional capital, and we cannot be sure that additional financing will be available.

Historically, we have financed our operations and capital expenditures through private raises. In the future, we may raise additional capital through additional equity or debt financings to support our business growth, to respond to business opportunities, challenges or unforeseen circumstances, or for other reasons. On an ongoing basis, we are evaluating sources of financing and may raise additional capital in the future. Our ability to obtain additional capital will depend on our business plans, the realization of rare earth elements in our mineral properties, investor demand, operating performance, the condition of the capital markets, and other factors. We cannot assure you that additional financing will be available to us on favorable terms when required, or at all. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-linked or debt securities, those securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to the rights of existing shareholders, and existing shareholders may experience dilution. Further, if we are unable to obtain additional capital when required, or are unable to obtain additional capital on satisfactory terms, our ability to continue to support our business growth or to respond to business opportunities, challenges, or unforeseen circumstances would be adversely affected.