Clearday (CLRD) Risk Factors

There have been other changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure in addition to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as new regulations promulgated by the SEC and rules promulgated by national securities exchanges. These new or changed laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies, which could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. As a result, Clearday's efforts to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards are likely to continue to result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. Clearday's board members, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer could face an increased risk of personal liability in connection with the performance of their duties. As a result, Clearday may have difficulty attracting and retaining qualified board members and executive officers, which could have a material adverse effect on Clearday's business. If Clearday's efforts to comply with new or changed laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies, Clearday may incur additional expenses to comply with standards set by regulatory authorities or governing bodies which would have a material adverse effect on Clearday's business and results of operations.

The Commission has adopted regulations which generally define so-called "penny stocks" as an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exemptions. Our common stock is a "penny stock", and we are subject to Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act, or the Penny Stock Rule. This rule imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell such securities to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors" (generally, individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouses). For transactions covered by Rule 15g-9, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written consent to the transaction prior to sale. As a result, this rule affects the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and affects the ability of purchasers to sell any of our securities in the secondary market. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require delivery, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, of a disclosure schedule prepared by the Commission relating to the penny stock market. Disclosure is also required to be made about sales commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities. Finally, monthly statements are required to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stock. There can be no assurance that our common stock will qualify for exemption from the Penny Stock Rule. In any event, even if our common stock were exempt from the Penny Stock Rule, we would remain subject to Section 15(b)(6) of the Exchange Act, which gives the Commission the authority to restrict any person from participating in a distribution of penny stock if the Commission finds that such a restriction would be in the public interest. In addition to the "penny stock" rules described above, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") has adopted similar rules that may also limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our common stock. FINRA rules require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for such a customer. Prior to recommending speculative low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares. The "penny stock" rules make it more difficult for a stockholder to deposit our common stock with a broker dealer and to purchase or sell our common stock, which reduces the volume of transactions and increases the volatility of the price of our common stock.

Clearday will continue to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses, including costs associated with public company reporting requirements. Clearday will also incur costs associated with corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as rules implemented by the SEC and any exchange that Clearday may have its common stock listed. These rules and regulations are expected to increase Clearday's legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time-consuming and costly. The executive officers of Clearday will continue to need to devote substantial time to gaining expertise regarding operations as a public company and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. These rules and regulations also have made it expensive for Clearday to obtain directors' and officers' liability insurance. As a result, it may be more difficult for Clearday to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our board of directors or as our executive officers, which may adversely affect investor confidence in Clearday and could cause our business or stock price to suffer.

Terrorist attacks and other acts of terrorism or war or riots would severely impact the demand for, and value of, Clearday's planned businesses. Terrorist attacks in any of the metropolitan areas in which the Clearday expects to have operations also could directly impact the value of Clearday through damage, destruction, loss or increased security costs, and could thereafter materially impact the availability or cost of insurance to protect against such acts. A decrease in demand could make it difficult to maintain the expansion of the adult day care business in accordance with the business plan. To the extent that any future terrorist attack otherwise disrupts Clearday's planned businesses, it may impair the ability to make timely payments to fund operations, which would harm the operating results and could materially and adversely affect us.

The recent unprecedented events related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russo-Ukrainian War as well as global security issues generally have caused significant market disruptions and may have longer-term effects that Clearday cannot predict. The equity and other market professionals continue to assess the consequences of such events and the extent and effectiveness of government responses, the responses of the Federal Reserve Bank and other governmental and non-governmental organizations cannot be predicted. The residents of Clearday's residential care communities and the clients, and expected clients, of our Longevity-tech planform and Clearday adult day care programs are primarily older individuals with pre-existing conditions, including conditions that significantly compromise their immunity. The additional procedures undertaken by our residential care and the adult day care businesses will likely result in reduced operating cash flow and profit margins. Although Clearday has procedures that address infectious diseases and contamination in a community environment, Clearday is not able to provide assurance that the communities will not be significant affected, including widespread contagion that could result in a suspension or closing of a facility. Additionally, state or federal regulatory authorities may require, and industry groups may provide, additional measures that could limit the number of individuals that may be treated at a facility, require additional staff or employees or other measures that may require significant investment or operating cost. The additional costs have primarily resulted from regulatory requirements to increase staff and provide quarantine areas. Additionally, during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, admissions to Clearday's residential care facilities were suspended and adult day care centers were closed. During such occasions, Clearday may experience a decline in clients. Further, depending on the severity of any occurrence, Clearday may be required to incur costs to identify, contain and remedy the impacts of those occurrences at our residential care communities or adult day care facilities. As a result, these occurrences could significantly adversely affect the results of operations. The adult day care business has greater risks with respect to COVID-19 and other pandemics due to, among other reasons, that appropriate regulatory agencies may close such businesses, limit the capacity of such businesses, or require additional procedures or capital expenditures designed to protect customers that are costly. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many states closed adult day care centers for a period. The Russo-Ukrainian War has caused, or has contributed to, significant inflation, increased energy costs and worsened the supply chain disruption in the U.S., each of which has contributed to increased costs for our operations which would worsen our operating results. We are not able to determine the extent or the expected period for such disruptions or if any other and similar disruptions would occur or may have greater adverse effect on our business or the U.S. economy in general.

Although Clearday has procedures that address infectious diseases and contamination in a community environment, Clearday is not able to provide assurance that the communities will not be significantly affected, including widespread contagion that could result in suspending or closing a facility. Depending on the severity of any occurrence, Clearday may be required to incur costs to identify, contain and remedy the impacts of those occurrences at residential care communities and our adult day care facilities. Additionally, state or federal regulatory authorities may require, industry groups may provide or Clearday may otherwise determine that it would be prudent, to implement certain additional measures and/or quarantine procedures that may require significant investment and/or operating costs, such measures may include limiting the number of individuals that may be treated at a facility while requiring additional staff to manage treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, Clearday may also experience a decline in occupancy due to residents terminating their agreements due to the uncertainty of COVID-19 and its effects on adult day care businesses and residential care facilities. Such investments and increased costs may adversely affect Clearday's operations. The extent and duration of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Clearday's overall business is uncertain, and our ability to raise capital could be impaired.

Our efforts to protect our proprietary rights may not succeed in preventing infringement by others or ensure that these rights will provide us with a competitive advantage. Pending patent applications by us or any of our joint venturers may not result in issued patents and the validity of issued patents may be subject to challenge. Third parties may also be able to design around the patented aspects of the products. Additionally, certain of the issued patents and patent applications are owned jointly with third parties. Because any owner or co-owner of a patent can license its rights under jointly owned patents or applications, inventions made by us jointly with others are not subject to our exclusive control. Any of these possible events could result in losses of competitive advantage.

Our efforts to protect our proprietary rights may not succeed in preventing infringement by others or ensure that these rights will provide us with a competitive advantage. Pending patent applications may not result in issued patents and the validity of issued patents may be subject to challenge. Third parties may also be able to design around the patented aspects of the products or design around our copyrights, including the coding for our digital services. Additionally, certain of the issued patents and patent applications are owned jointly with third parties. Because any owner or co-owner of a patent can license its rights under jointly owned patents or applications, inventions made by us jointly with others are not subject to our exclusive control. Any of these possible events could result in losses of competitive advantage.