SZKUTAK WINE VENTURES LLC DBA SAMSARA WINE CO.

ms or by future arrangements may not be as effective as in the past. We have numerous current employees who hold equity in our company or whose equity awards have substantially or fully vested. As a result, it may be difficult for us to retain and motivate these employees, and the value of their holdings could affect their decisions about whether or not they continue to work for us. Further, our ability to attract, retain, and motivate employees may be adversely affected by actual or expected declines in our stock price. If we issue significant equity to attract employees or to retain our existing employees, we will incur substantial additional stock-based compensation expense and the ownership of our existing stockholders would be further diluted. If we cannot maintain our company culture

d governance practices. We intend to invest substantial resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations, and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations, and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to their application and practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us, and our business may be adversely affected. Being a public company subject to the aforementioned rules and regulations may make it more expensive for us to maintain director and officer liability insurance, and in the f