LeddarTech (LDTC) 6-K Leddartech Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Exhibit 99.1

LEDDARTECH MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) provides information concerning the financial condition and results of operations of LeddarTech Holdings Inc. (“LeddarTech” or the “Company”) at and for the three-month and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the audited annual consolidated financial statements and the annual MD&A of the Company at and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023, 2022 (restated) and 2021 (restated) (“FY2023”, “FY2022” and “FY2021”, respectively) included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended September 30, 2023 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2024 (the “2023 Annual Report”), and the interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company at and for the three-month and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2024 (“Q3-2024” and “YTD Q3-2024”, respectively) and 2023 (“Q3-2023” and “YTD Q3-2023”, respectively) (“Q3-2024 consolidated financial statements”).

The financial information reported herein have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and is presented in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

All per share amounts reflect amounts per common share and are based on unrounded amounts. Certain figures, such as interest rates and other percentages included in this MD&A, have been rounded for ease of presentation and certain other amounts that appear in this MD&A may similarly not sum due to rounding.

In addition to historical financial information, this MD&A contains forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results and timing of selected events may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under section entitled “Item 3.D Risk Factors” of the 2023 Annual Report. For more information about forward-looking statements, refer to section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

The Company presents non-IFRS financial measures to assess operating performance. The Company presents net earnings (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA (loss)”) and Adjusted EBITDA (loss). These non-IFRS measures do not have standardized meanings under IFRS and are not likely to be comparable to similarly designated measures reported by other corporations. The reader is cautioned that these measures are being reported in order to complement, and not replace, the analysis of financial results in accordance with IFRS. Management uses both measures that comply with IFRS and non-IFRS measures, in planning, overseeing and assessing the Company’s performance.

The terms and definitions associated with non-IFRS financial measures as well as a reconciliation to the most comparable IFRS measures are included in the section entitled “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” in this MD&A.

Company Overview

LeddarTech was formed in 2007 under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”) and is at the forefront of the automotive industry evolution, from driver awareness to active safety and advanced autonomy. Our mission is to deliver high-performance AI automotive software that enables the market to deploy ADAS features reducing the number of road accidents and making transportation more enjoyable and efficient. We pursue our mission by developing innovative artificial intelligence (“AI”) based low-level fusion (“LLF”) and perception software technology, which closely replicates elements of human perception. We believe that AI-based LLF is the cornerstone of the next generation of automotive advanced driver assistance systems (“ADAS”) and autonomous driving (“AD”) systems.

On June 12, 2023, LeddarTech Holdings Inc. (“Newco”), a company incorporated under the laws of Canada entered into the Business Combination Agreement, as amended on September 25, 2023 (the “BCA”), by and among LeddarTech Holdings Inc., Prospector Capital Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Prospector”), and LeddarTech Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of Canada.

Unless otherwise indicated and unless the context otherwise requires, “LeddarTech” or “the Company”, at all times prior to consummation of the Business Combination, refers to LeddarTech Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, and at all times following consummation of the Business Combination, refers to LeddarTech Holdings Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Refer to the following section entitled “Business Combination and Public Company Costs” and to Note 3 of the Q3-2024 consolidated financial statements of the Company for additional information on the amalgamation of the Company on December 21, 2023.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this MD&A that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not a forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements in this MD&A and in any document incorporated by reference in this MD&A may include, but are not limited to, statements about:

● the benefits of the Business Combination;

● the Company’s financial performance following the Business Combination;

● our ability to raise additional capital, including pursuant to the Bridge Financing and Equity Financing described herein;

● our ability to comply with the covenants in our debt financing agreements;

● our ability to enter into a forbearance agreement, waiver or amendment with, or obtain other relief from, our lenders under our debt instruments;

● changes in the Company’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, projects, prospects, and plans;

● expansion plans and opportunities; and

● the outcome of any known and unknown litigation and regulatory proceedings.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this MD&A. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, including those discussed under section entitled “Item 3.D Risk Factors” of the 2023 Annual report, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A, or the documents incorporated by reference in this MD&A, to reflect any change in our expectations with respect to such statements or any change in events, conditions or circumstances upon which any such statement is based.

Business Combination and Public Company Costs

On December 21, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), as contemplated in the BCA, Prospector, LeddarTech and Newco completed a series of transactions:

● Prospector continued as a corporation existing under the laws of Canada (the “Continuance” and Prospector as so continued, “Prospector Canada”);

● Prospector Canada and Newco amalgamated (the “Prospector Amalgamation” and Prospector Canada and Newco as so amalgamated, “Amalco”);

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● the preferred shares of LeddarTech converted into common shares of LeddarTech and, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a plan of arrangement (the “Plan of Arrangement”), Amalco acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of LeddarTech from LeddarTech’s shareholders in exchange for common shares of Amalco having a negotiated aggregate equity value of $200 million (valued at $10.00 per share) plus an amount equal to the aggregate exercise price of LeddarTech’s outstanding “in the money” options immediately prior to the Prospector Amalgamation (the “Share Exchange”) plus additional Amalco “earnout” shares (with the terms set forth in the BCA);

● LeddarTech and Amalco amalgamated (the “Company Amalgamation” and LeddarTech and Amalco as so amalgamated, the “Company”); and

● in connection with the Company Amalgamation, the securities of Amalco converted into an equivalent number of corresponding securities in the Company (other than as described in the BCA with respect to the Prospector Class B ordinary shares) and each of LeddarTech’s equity awards (other than options to purchase LeddarTech’s class M shares) were cancelled for no compensation or consideration and LeddarTech’s equity plans were terminated (and the options to purchase LeddarTech’s class M shares became options to purchase common shares of the Company (the “Company Common Shares” or the “Common Shares”)).

The Continuance, the Prospector Amalgamation, the Share Exchange, the Company Amalgamation and the other transactions contemplated by the BCA are hereinafter referred to as the “Business Combination”.

On June 12, 2023, concurrently with the execution of the BCA, LeddarTech entered into a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with certain investors, including investors who subsequently joined the Subscription Agreement (the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which the PIPE Investors agreed to purchase secured convertible notes of LeddarTech (the “PIPE Convertible Notes”) in an aggregate principal amount of approximately US$44.0 million (the “PIPE Financing”). PIPE Investors in certain tranches of the PIPE Convertible Notes received at the time of issuance of such notes warrants to acquire Class D-1 preferred shares of LeddarTech (the “Class D-1 Preferred Shares” and the warrants, the “PIPE Warrants”). All of the PIPE Warrants were exercised, and the Class D-1 Preferred Shares issued upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants entitled the PIPE Investors to receive approximately 8,553,434 Common Shares upon the closing of the Business Combination. Accordingly, the PIPE Investors held approximately 42.8% of the 20 million LeddarTech common shares outstanding immediately prior to the Closing. The PIPE Convertible Notes are convertible into the number of Common Shares determined by dividing the then-outstanding principal amount by the conversion price of US$10.00 per Common Share. The PIPE Financing closed on the Closing Date after the Business Combination.

Prior to the Closing Date, holders of an aggregate of 855,440 Prospector Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Prospector Class A Shares”) representing approximately 39% of the total Prospector Class A Shares then outstanding, exercised their right to redeem those shares for approximately $10.93 per share, or a total of approximately $9.3 million paid from Prospector’s trust account (the “SPAC Redemption”) in accordance with the terms of Prospector’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended.

Following the SPAC Redemption, and as part of a series of related steps in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, Prospector distributed 1,338,616 Prospector Class A Shares to the holders on the Closing Date of the 1,338,616 Prospector Class A Shares that were not redeemed in connection with the Business Combination. Such distribution was not made with respect to any other Prospector or LeddarTech shares issued and outstanding prior to or upon consummation of the Business Combination.

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On the Closing Date, the following securities issuances were made by the Company to Prospector’s securityholders following the SPAC Redemption and in connection with the above-referenced share distribution: (i) each outstanding Prospector Class A Share was exchanged for one Company Common Share, (ii) each outstanding non-voting special share of Prospector, a new class of shares in the capital of Prospector convertible into Prospector Class A Shares, was exchanged for one non-voting special share of the Company and (iii) each outstanding warrant of Prospector (the “Prospector Warrants”), which includes 965,749 Prospector Warrants that were issued upon conversion of the amount accrued under Prospector’s convertible note with the Sponsor to finance Prospector’s transaction costs in connection with its initial business combination, was assumed by the Company and became a warrant of the Company (“Company Warrant” or “Warrant”).

On the Closing Date, following the SPAC Redemption and the foregoing issuances, LeddarTech’s shareholders immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including investors in the PIPE Financing, received Company Common Shares pursuant to the BCA representing approximately 69.5% of the Company Common Shares outstanding immediately following consummation of the Business Combination.

On December 22, 2023, the Common Shares and Warrants became listed on The Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “LDTC” and “LDTCW”, respectively. As a consequence of the Business Combination, the Company has become an SEC-registered company listed on Nasdaq, which has required the Company to hire additional personnel and implement procedures and processes to address public company regulatory requirements and customary practices. The Company expects to incur additional significant annual expenses as a public company.

Accounting Treatment

The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse asset acquisition in accordance with IFRS since Prospector does not meet the definition of a business in accordance with IFRS 3. Consequently, the Business Combination was accounted for under IFRS 2 as it relates to the stock exchange listing service received and under other relevant IFRS standards for cash and other assets acquired. Under this method of accounting, Prospector was treated as the “acquiree” for accounting purposes, the net assets of Prospector are recognized at their fair value, and no goodwill or other intangible assets are recorded. In accordance with IFRS 2, the difference between the fair value of the consideration paid (i.e., the Surviving Company Common Shares and Surviving Company Class A Non-Voting Special Shares issued to Prospector shareholders) over the fair value of the identifiable net assets of Prospector was represented a service for the listing of the Surviving Company and was recognized as an expense.

LeddarTech has been determined to be the accounting acquirer based on an evaluation of the following facts and circumstances, and accordingly the Business Combination is treated as an acquisition of the listing service and assets of Prospector.

● LeddarTech’s shareholders prior to consummation of the Business Combination have the greatest voting interest in the Surviving Company with an approximately 69.5% voting interest;

● The largest individual minority shareholder of the Surviving Company was a shareholder of LeddarTech prior to consummation of the Business Combination;

● Senior management of the Surviving Company is composed of a majority of senior management of LeddarTech prior to consummation of the Business Combination;

● Directors of LeddarTech prior to consummation of the Business Combination form a majority on the board of directors of the Surviving Company;

● LeddarTech is the larger entity based on historical total assets and revenues; and

● LeddarTech’s operations comprise the ongoing operations of the Surviving Company.

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Basis of presentation

LeddarTech acquired a 60% interest in VayaVision in July 2020. VayaVision’s assets, liabilities and results of operations are reflected in LeddarTech’s consolidated financial statements, with the non-controlling interests’ share of net assets and results of operations reflected on LeddarTech’s consolidated statement of financial position and consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss. In order to satisfy a condition to closing of the Business Combination that LeddarTech purchase the remaining 40% interest in VayaVision, and in accordance with the terms of the option agreement entered into by LeddarTech and the VayaVision shareholders at the date of acquisition, LeddarTech exercised its contractual right to purchase the remaining 40% interest in VayaVision on November 1, 2023. The consideration paid by LeddarTech was $57,724, consisted of 66,550 Company Common Shares, after payment of the applicable withholding tax, which will entitle the shareholders to receive 5,548 Surviving Company Common Shares. The founding shareholders from whom LeddarTech purchased the majority of the remaining shares in VayaVision demanded that LeddarTech provide a tax indemnity as a condition to the purchase. LeddarTech believes the demand for a tax indemnity is without merit based on the terms and conditions of the option agreement, and at LeddarTech’s request the share transfer was recorded in VayaVision’s share registry and the Israeli Registrar of Companies. LeddarTech believes that, if the founding shareholders were to pursue a claim, it would not have a material adverse effect on the Surviving Company’s business, financial condition or results of operation. Following acquisition of the remaining 40% interest in VayaVision, none of VayaVision’s assets or results of operations from the date of acquisition will be allocated to non-controlling interest.

Recent Developments – Bridge Financing and Waiver under Desjardins Credit Facility

The Company also announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with several of its principal shareholders and its principal lender pursuant to which such parties would fund the Company with an aggregate of US$9.0 million in bridge debt financing in order to meet the Company’s near-term obligations (the “Bridge Financing”) while the Company continues to progress its discussions, including with certain potential strategic investors, to secure US$35.0 million or more in additional equity capital (the “Equity Financing”).

The Bridge Financing would be comprised of two tranches, with the first tranche in the amount of US$6.0 million to be funded on or about August 19, 2024, and the second tranche in the amount of US$3.0 million to be funded on or about October 15, 2024. The second tranche of the Bridge Financing would be conditioned on, among other things, receipt by the Company, not later than October 14, 2024, of satisfactory evidence of investor participation in the Equity Financing. The Bridge Financing would mature on November 15, 2024.

Although the parties have reached agreement in principle, the Bridge Financing transaction is subject to finalization and execution of definitive agreements by the relevant parties. There can be no assurance that the parties will agree on the terms to be included in such definitive agreements, that the lenders will invest the full US$6.0 million in the first tranche of the Bridge Financing, that the conditions to the second tranche of the Bridge Financing will be satisfied, or that the Company will be successful in raising any amount at all in the Bridge Financing transaction. Moreover, there can be no assurance that the Company will successfully complete the Equity Financing transaction in the amounts contemplated by the Bridge Financing, or raise any capital in the Equity Financing transaction at all.

In order to allow sufficient time to finalize the definitive documents in connection with the Bridge Financing described above, the Company also has entered into a Twelfth Amending Agreement (the “Amendment and Waiver”) with Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec (“Desjardins”) with respect to the Amended and Restated Financing Offer dated as of April 5, 2023 (as amended, the “Desjardins Credit Facility”). Pursuant to previous amendments to the Desjardins Credit Facility, the Company and Desjardins had temporarily reduced the Company’s obligation to maintain an unencumbered cash balance (the “Minimum Cash Covenant”) from $5.0 million to the current requirement of $250,000 through August 14, 2024. Pursuant to the Amendment and Waiver, the Minimum Cash Covenant threshold of $250,000 will be extended through August 19, 2024, following which time it will be increased to $1.0 million until the earlier of the date of disbursement of an equity investment in the Company for a minimum gross proceeds amount of US$35.0 million (the “Short-Term Outside Date”) and November 15, 2024, and $5.0 million at all times after the earlier of the Short-Term Outside Date and November 15, 2024.

Any debt or equity securities to be offered and sold in the Bridge Financing transaction or in the Equity Financing transaction may not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or compliance with an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. This description of the Bridge Financing and Equity Financing shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the Bridge Financing transaction or the Equity Financing transaction, nor shall here be any sale of such securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

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Financial Highlights

							Change
	Q3-2024			Q3-2023			$			%
Revenues		1,423,416			1,417,584			5,832			0.4
Gross profit (loss)		537,435			(66,127	)		603,562			(912.7	)
Loss from operations		(10,331,234	)		(8,480,090	)		(1,851,144	)		21.8
Finance costs, net		(2,876,593	)		(4,147,267	)		1,270,674			(30.6	)
Loss before income taxes		(7,454,641	)		(4,156,400	)		(3,298,241	)		79.4
Net loss and comprehensive loss		(7,454,641	)		(4,156,400	)		(3,298,241	)		79.4
Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to Shareholders of the Company		(7,454,641	)		(3,875,384	)		(3,579,257	)		92.4
Loss per share
Net loss per common share (basic and diluted)		(0.25	)		(23.12	)		23			(98.9	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)		29,453,615			167,610			29,286,005			17472.7
EBITDA (loss)(1)		(5,695,313	)		(6,948,353	)		1,253,040			(18.0	)
Adjusted EBITDA (loss)(1)		(7,823,870	)		(5,312,622	)		(2,511,248	)		47.3

							Change
	YTD Q3-2024			YTD Q3-2023			$			%
Revenues		4,985,659			4,148,816			836,843			20.2
Gross profit (loss)		2,004,993			(1,478,603	)		3,483,596			(235.6	)
Loss from operations		(85,948,902	)		(41,057,617	)		(44,891,285	)		109.3
Finance costs, net		(557,915	)		(1,710,961	)		1,153,046			(67.4	)
Loss before income taxes		(85,300,922	)		(39,050,953	)		(46,249,969	)		118.4
Net loss and comprehensive loss		(85,317,933	)		(39,050,953	)		(46,266,980	)		118.5
Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to Shareholders of the Company		(85,015,621	)		(36,562,257	)		(48,453,364	)		132.5
Loss per share
Net loss per common share (basic and diluted)		(2.89	)		(218.14	)		215			(98.7	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)		29,453,615			167,610			29,286,005			17472.7
EBITDA (loss)(1)		(78,990,357	)		(39,004,695	)		(39,985,662	)		102.5
Adjusted EBITDA (loss)(1)		(24,118,724	)		(27,821,716	)		3,702,992			(13.3	)

Key Factors Affecting LeddarTech’s Performance

Following our transition to the pure-play automotive software business model (“Pure Play business”), including the divestment of our modules and components businesses (“legacy businesses”), our revenues will no longer include revenues for the sale of LiDAR hardware and sensor components, and related servicing revenue. The revenues related to the legacy businesses represented $1.1 million for Q3-2024 compared to $1.4 million for Q3-2023, and $4.4 million for YTD Q3-2024 compared to $3.9 million for YTD Q3-2023. We expect to ship the remaining order for legacy business in Q4-2024.

Going forward, the Company’s financial position and results of operations will depend to a significant extent on our ability to (i) develop and expand commercial relationships with OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, (ii) expand our ADAS market presence and benefit from regulatory mandates, (iii) leverage offroad vehicles and industrial markets and (iv) monetize potential for significant value in data collection. See sections entitled “Information About LeddarTech — Growth Strategies” and “Information About LeddarTech — Business Model” of the 2023 Annual report. Key factor affecting our performance are expected to include the number and nature of commercial agreements we enter into with Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs, negotiated payment arrangements prior to our solutions being included in production vehicles, and unit sales of production vehicles incorporating our solutions.

¹ EBITDA (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA (loss) are non-IFRS financial measures. Refer to section entitled “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” for more details.

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To the extent we are able to develop and expand our commercial relationships with Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs, we anticipate that our future revenues will be primarily comprised of Non-Recurring Engineering services (“NRE”) revenues from completed Proof of Concept (“POC”) and Proof of Technology (“POT”) assessments, software evaluation sales based on unit sales, licensing fees, royalty payments on per unit sales and maintenance fees. Our software licensing business model is expected to generate licensing revenue based in part upon the number of vehicles using our solutions that are sold, as well as licensing rights to data created or collected by our solutions.

The Company has been subject to a covenant to maintain a minimum unencumbered cash balance of at least $5.0 million under the terms of the Desjardins Credit Facility, as more fully described below. In order for the Company’s anticipated financial resources to be sufficient to meet its capital requirements for the 12 months following the date hereof, the Company will need to raise additional capital, and if it raises an insufficient amount of capital, the Company will need to reduce its operating costs to ensure sufficient liquidity for its operations and to comply with the requirements of its debt obligations. In connection with any cost reduction plans or activities, the Company will be required to incur cash and non-cash expenses. See section entitled “Item 3.D Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business — The Company has limited sources of available liquidity following completion of the Business Combination and if it does not raise additional capital is expected to operate under an alternative operating plan. If the Company does not secure additional sources of capital, it will need to reduce its operating costs to ensure sufficient liquidity for its operations and to comply with the requirements of its debt obligations. A reduction in the Surviving Company’s operating costs may materially adversely affect the Company in a number of ways” of the 2023 Annual report.

Restructuring Activities

Potential Implementation of Cost Management Plan. As of June 30, 2024 the Company had a cash balance of approximately $5.7 million, of which approximately $5.7 million was unrestricted. As described above, the Company is currently required under the Desjardins Credit Facility (described below) to maintain a minimum cash balance of at least $250 thousand, which had been reduced from $5.0 million and, effective August 19, 2024, will be increased to $1.0 million, pursuant to amendments to the Desjardins Credit Facility as more fully described below under “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Financing Transactions – Amendments to the Desjardins Credit Facility”. Continued compliance with the terms of the Desjardins Credit Facility may require reaching an agreement with Desjardins to obtain further relief from the current minimum cash covenant.

The Company will need to raise substantial amounts of additional capital beyond the Bridge Financing, pursuant to the Equity Financing or otherwise. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we will not be able to remain in compliance with the covenants in our debt instruments or meet our debt service obligations. If we are successful in raising additional capital but in amounts insufficient to support normal business operations, we expect that the Company would need to implement a cost management plan as deemed necessary and appropriate so that it can manage compliance with the terms of any waiver or modified minimum cash balance requirement that it is able to negotiate with Desjardins. The company would then have to maintain operating costs at targeted levels to ensure operating costs will not exceed anticipated available liquidity. Such cost management actions may include a reduction in product development activities (a key driver of our cash expenditures), as well as potentially significant reductions in staffing and bonuses. If the cost management plan is fully implemented, we expect to incur cash charges of up to approximately $3.3 million in connection with the implementation of the cost management plan, primarily related to severance expense related to headcount reduction. If the Company is not successful in raising additional capital and/or is unable to satisfy the Minimum Cash Covenant or to agree with Desjardins to a reduction in the Minimum Cash Covenant, the cash available may not be sufficient to fully implement the cost management plan. See section entitled “Subsequent Event”.

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If implemented, the cost management plan would be expected to focus most of the Company’s resources (financial and human), on customer acquisition and design wins based on our existing software platform and the features we have released to date and less resources on continuous product improvement or new product development. Successfully executing on our operating and cost management plans and maintaining an adequate level of liquidity, however, will be subject to various risks and uncertainties, including how successful we are at achieving design wins and production contracts, our ability to manage expenses and the availability of additional sources of funding and/or ability to refinance existing funding. Our internal forecasts and projections of working capital reflect significant judgment and estimates for which there are inherent risks and uncertainties. We expect to continue to generate significant operating losses in the foreseeable future. See section entitled “Item 3.D. – Key Information – Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business — The Company will likely have limited sources of available liquidity following completion of the Business Combination and if it does not raise additional capital is expected to operate under an alternative operating plan. If the Company does not secure additional sources of capital, it will need to reduce its operating costs to ensure sufficient liquidity for its operations and to comply with the requirements of its debt obligations. A reduction in the Company’s operating costs may materially adversely affect the Company in a number of ways” of the 2023 Annual report.

Components of Results of Operations

Revenues. Historically, our revenue has been generated from the sale of products LiDAR hardware and sensor components, and related servicing revenue. Following our transition to the pure-play automotive software business model, our revenues will no longer include revenues from these businesses (legacy businesses), and we expect our revenues to be primarily comprised of non-recurring engineering revenues, software sales based on unit sales, licensing fees and maintenance fees.

Gross Profit. Gross profit represents our total revenues, less cost of sales, which historically have consisted of materials, equipment and salaries and related expenses. Following our transition to the pure-play automotive software business model, we expect our cost of goods sold to be primarily comprised of salaries and related expenses, data acquisition and storage fees.

Operating expenses. Operating expenses have historically been comprised of selling, general and administrative, stock-based compensation and research and development costs. Following our transition to the pure-play automotive software business model, we expect our operating expenses to be comprised of the same items.

Other (income) costs. Other (income) costs historically have been comprised of grant revenue and costs. Following our transition to the pure-play automotive software business model, we expect our Other (income) costs to be primarily comprised of the same items.

Results of Operations

Comparison of three-month and nine-month periods Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

Revenues

					Change
	Q3-2024		Q3-2023		$			%
Products		1,052,725		1,350,014		(297,289	)		(22.0	)
Services		370,691		67,570		303,121			448.6
Total		1,423,416		1,417,584		5,832			0.4

					Change
	YTD Q3-2024		YTD Q3-2023		$		%
Products		4,410,456		3,915,563		494,893		12.6
Services		575,203		233,253		341,950		146.6
Total		4,985,659		4,148,816		836,843		20.2

Total revenues for Q3-2024 and Q3-2023 remained the same at $1.4 million. The revenues from services increased by $0.3 million or 448.6% as compared to Q3-2023 partly offset by lower revenues from products of $0.3 million or 22.0%. The decrease of products revenues is mainly attributable to the delay to acquire the components necessary to complete the firm orders. The increase of $0.3 million in revenues from services compared to Q3-2023 is primarily a result of higher engineering services rendered to strategic external collaborators during the process of developing our ADAS software during Q3-2024.

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For YTD Q3-2024, total revenues were $5.0 million, an increase of $0.8 million or 20.2% as compared to YTD Q3-2023. This increase is mainly due to higher revenues from products of $0.5 million or 12.6% as compared to YTD Q3-2023 and higher revenues from services of $0.3 million or 146.6%. 

Revenue breakdown between the Pure Play business and the legacy businesses are as follows:

	Q3-2024						Q3-2023
			Legacy						Legacy
	Pure Play		Businesses		Total		Pure Play		Businesses		Total
NRE		370,691				370,691		67,570				67,570
Sales and other revenue				1,052,725		1,052,725				1,350,014		1,350,014
Total Revenues		370,691		1,052,725		1,423,416		67,570		1,350,014		1,417,584

	YTD Q3-2024						YTD Q3-2023
			Legacy						Legacy
	Pure Play		Businesses		Total		Pure Play		Businesses		Total
NRE		575,203				575,203		233,253				233,253
Sales and other revenue				4,410,456		4,410,456				3,915,563		3,915,563
Total Revenues		575,203		4,410,456		4,985,659		233,253		3,915,563		4,148,816

Gross profit (loss)

							Change
	Q3-2024			Q3-2023			$		%
Gross profit (loss)		537,435			(66,127	)		603,562		912.7
As a percentage of total revenues		37.8	%		-4.7	%				42.4

							Change
	YTD Q3-2024			YTD Q3-2023			$		%
Gross profit (loss)		2,004,993			(1,478,603	)		3,483,596		235.6
As a percentage of total revenues		40.2	%		-35.6	%				75.9

For Q3-2024, the gross profit was $0.5 million compared to a gross loss of $0.1 million for Q3-2023. This increase of gross profit of $0.6 million or 912.7% as compared to Q3-2023 is primarily attributable to write-down on inventories of $1.4 million Q3-2023 partly offset by a recovery of an onerous contracts expense recorded in a prior period of $0.8 million.

For YTD Q3-2024, the gross profit was $2.0 million compared to a gross loss of $1.5 million for YTD Q3-2023. This increase of gross profit of $3.5 million or 235.6% as compared to YTD Q3-2023 is primarily attributable to the decrease of onerous contracts expense and write-down on inventories loss for a total of $2.6 million in YTD Q3-2024 compared to YTD Q3-2023 and the positive impact of the increase of revenues in YTD Q3-2024 compared to YTD Q3-2023.

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Operating expenses

					Change
	Q3-2024		Q3-2023		$			%
Marketing and product management		999,628		787,231		212,397			27.0
Selling		778,597		219,180		559,417			255.2
General and administrative		4,352,690		4,099,533		253,157			6.2
Research and development costs		1,855,937		1,516,343		339,594			22.4
Stock-based compensation		2,881,817		539,407		2,342,410			434.3
Listing expenses		-		-		-			0.00
Transaction costs		-		719,100		(719,100	)		(100.0	)
Restructuring costs		-		533,169		(533,169	)		(100.0	)
Impairment loss related to intangible assets		-		-		-			0.0
Total		10,868,669		8,413,963		2,454,706			29.2

						Change
	YTD Q3-2024			YTD Q3-2023		$			%
Marketing and product management		3,323,632			3,034,192		289,440			9.5
Selling		2,421,239			2,182,320		238,919			10.9
General and administrative		14,275,520			13,121,264		1,154,256			8.8
Research and development costs		6,686,031			10,115,381		(3,429,350	)		(33.9	)
Stock-based compensation		(300,076	)		1,659,017		(1,959,093	)		(118.1	)
Listing expenses		59,139,572			-		59,139,572			100.0
Transaction costs		2,407,977			1,589,703		818,274			51.5
Restructuring costs		-			2,085,698		(2,085,698	)		(100.0	)
Impairment loss related to intangible assets		-			5,791,439		(5,791,439	)		(100.0	)
Total		87,953,895			39,579,014		48,374,881			122.2

Marketing and product management

For Q3-2024, marketing and product management expenses were $1.0 million compared to $0.8 million for Q3-2023. The increase of $0.2 million or 27.0% as compared to Q3-2023 is primarily attributable to higher advertising expenses and higher employee compensation costs, partially offset by lower consulting fees.

For YTD Q3-2024, marketing and product management expenses were $3.3 million compared to $3.0 million for YTD Q3-2023. The increase of $0.3 million or 9.5% as compared to YTD Q3-2023 is primarily attributable to higher marketing consulting fees and salaries, partly offset by lower tradeshow expenses, advertising expenses and traveling expenses.

Selling

For Q3-2024, selling expenses were $0.8 million compared to $0.2 million for Q3-2023. The increase of $0.6 million or 255.2% as compared to Q3-2023 is primarily attributable to higher employee compensation expense, traveling expenses and commission.

For YTD Q3-2024, selling expenses were $2.4 million compared to $2.2 million, an increase of $0.2 million or 10.9% as compared to YTD Q3-2023, primarily attributable to the increase of employee compensation expenses, partly offset by traveling expenses.

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General and administrative

For Q3-2024, general and administrative expenses were $4.4 million compared to $4.1 million for Q3-2023. The increase of $0.3 million or 6.2% as compared to Q3-2023 is primarily attributable to higher employee compensation expenses, directors and officers insurance expenses and telecommunication expenses, partly offset by lower accounting and legal professional fees.

For YTD Q3-2024, general and administrative expenses were $14.3 million compared to $13.1 million for YTD Q3-2023. The increase of $1.2 million or 8.8% as compared to YTD Q3-2023 is primarily attributable to higher employee compensation expenses, directors and officers insurance expenses and telecommunication expenses, partly offset by lower accounting and legal fees.

Research and development costs

Research and development costs were $1.9 million for Q3-2024 compared to $1.5 million in Q3-2023. This increase of $0.3 million or 22.4% is primarily attributable to higher subcontracting services and software expenses, partly offset by lower employee compensation expenses due to management’s decision to discontinue the LiDAR components business.

For YTD Q3-2024, research and development costs were $6.7 million compared to $10.1 million in YTD Q3-2023. This decrease of $3.4 million or 33.9% is primarily attributable to the decrease of salaries due to management’s decision to discontinue the LiDAR components business, higher capitalisation of R&D projects costs, traveling, partly offset by higher subcontracting services.

Stock-based compensation

Immediately prior to the acquisition of Prospector, the Company adopted an Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) for certain qualified directors, executive officers, employees and consultants. This Plan continues in full force and effect as the Company equity incentive plan following the Company Amalgamation. The number of shares available for issuance under the Plan shall not exceed 5,000,000 shares at any time. The Plan will provide for the grant of unvested Company Common Shares, (i) share options (“options”), (ii) restricted share units (“RSUs”), (iii) deferred share units (“DSUs”) and (iv) performance share units (“PSUs”). Various vesting conditions may apply to each award and may include continued service, performance and/or other conditions.

For Q3-2024, the stock-based compensation expense was $2.9 million compared to $0.5 million for Q3-2023. This increase of $2.3 million or 434.3% in Q3-2024 as compared to Q3-2023 is primarily due to the adoption of the Plan and the first grants of awards occurred during Q2-2024.

For YTD Q3-2024, the stock-based compensation was an economy of $0.3 million compared to an expense of $1.7 million, a decrease of $2.0 million or 118.1% as compared to Q3-2023 YTD. This decrease is primarily due to a $6.0 million gain on modification of the stock options realized in Q1-2024, in relation with the acquisition of Prospector and to the Plan of Arrangement. This gain is partially offset by the compensation costs recognised following the adoption of the Plan and the initial grant during Q2-2024.

For additional information of stock-based compensation, refer to Notes 3 and 10 of the Q3-2024 consolidated financial statements.

Listing expenses

The listing expenses of $59.1 million for YTD Q3-2024, as compared to nil for YTD Q3-2023, represents the difference between the fair value of the Common Shares and Class A Non-Voting Special Shares issued to the shareholder of Prospector, net of the fair value of the assets acquired and liability assumes, which includes Public Warrants, Private Warrants and Vesting Sponsor Warrants. For additional information, refer to Note 3 of the Q3-2024 consolidated financial statements.

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Transaction costs

Transaction costs for Q3-2024 is nil and $2.4 million for YTD Q3-2024, as compared to $0.7 million for Q3-2023 and to $1.6 million for YTD Q3-2023, were fees related to Business Combination. Refer to section entitled “Business Combination and Public Company Costs” for more details.

Restructuring costs

In respect with the initiatives related to the LeddarTech’s transition into a pure-play automotive software business model, restructuring costs of $0.5 million were incurred in Q3-2023 and $2.1 million in YTD Q3-2023.

Other (income) costs

Other (income) costs are composed of grant revenues and finance costs. The grant revenues were nil for Q3-2024 compared to a revenue of $0.2 million for Q3-2023. For YTD Q3-2024, a revenue of $0.1 million was recorded compared to a revenue of $0.3 million for YTD Q3-2023.

A net finance income of $2.9 million for Q3-2024 compared to $4.1 million for Q3-2023 and a net finance income of $0.6 million for YTD Q3-2024 as compared to $1.7 million for YTD Q3-2023. These variations were primarily due to the following items. Refer to Note 14 of LeddarTech’s Q3-2024 consolidated financial statements for more details.

							Change
	Q3-2024			Q3-2023			$			%
Interest expenses (income)		1,514,240			(3,997,418	)		5,511,658			137.9
Loss (gain) on revaluation of financial instruments carried at fair value		(5,408,508	)		(14,554	)		(5,393,954	)		37061.7
Other		1,017,675			(135,295	)		1,152,970			(852.2	)
Finance (income) costs, net		(2,876,593	)		(4,147,267	)		1,270,674			(30.6	)

							Change
	YTD Q3-2024			YTD Q3-2023			$			%
Interest expenses (income)		5,164,857			(1,815,429	)		6,980,286			384.5
Loss (gain) on revaluation of financial instruments carried at fair value		(6,487,105	)		(14,554	)		(6,472,551	)		44,473
Other		764,333			119,022			645,311			542.2
Finance (income) costs, net		(557,915	)		(1,710,961	)		1,153,046			(67.4	)

● Interest expenses: The increase of $5.5 million or 137.9% in Q3-2024 as compared to Q3-2023 ($7.0 million or 384.5% increase for YTD Q3-2024 as compared to YTD Q3-2023) was mainly due to a gain of $6.0 million on modification and settlement of certain loans recognized in Q3-2023 partly offset by the increase of interest expense, net of the increase of capitalized borrowing costs. A gain Refer to “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section for more details.

● Loss (gain) on revaluation of instruments carried at fair value: The gain of $5.4 million of change in revaluation of financial instruments carried at fair value for Q3-2024 and the gain of $6.5 million YTD Q3-2024 was mainly attributable to the remeasurement of warrant liability and conversion options which is inversely correlated with the Company’s Common Share trading price.

● Other: The increase of other of $0.6 million for Q3-2024 ($0.06 million for YTD Q3-2024) was mainly due to an unfavorable foreign exchange impact, partially offset by a net gain on lease modifications in Q1-2024 and Q2-2024.

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Net Loss and comprehensive lost

							Change
	Q3-2024			Q3-2023			$			%
Net loss and comprenhensive loss		(7,454,641	)		(4,156,400	)		(3,298,241	)		79.4

							Change
	YTD Q3-2024			YTD Q3-2023			$			%
Net loss and comprenhensive loss		(85,317,933	)		(39,050,953	)		(46,266,980	)		118.5

For Q3-2024, the net loss was $7.5 million compared to a net loss of $4.2 million for Q3-2023. This increase of net loss of $3.3 million or 79.4% as compared to Q3-2023 is primarily attributable to the following elements:

● the increase of operating expenses of $2.5 million, mainly due to higher stock-based compensation expenses and selling expenses, partly offset by lower transaction costs and lower restructuring costs; and

● the increase of finance costs of $1.3 million, mainly due to higher interest expenses partly offset by the gain on revaluation of financial instruments carried at fair value recognized in Q3-2024;

partly offset by,

● the increase of the gross margin of $0.6 million is primarily attributable to write-down on inventories of $1.4 million Q3-2023 partly offset by a recovery of an onerous contracts expense recorded in a prior period of $0.8 million.

For YTD Q3-2024, the net loss was $85.3 million compared to a net loss of $39.1 million for YTD Q3-2023. This increase of net loss of $46.3 million or 118.5% as compared to YTD Q3-2023 is primarily attributable to the increase of operating expenses of $48.4 million for YTD Q3-2024, partly offset by the positive impact on gross profit of the increase of revenues in YTD Q3-2024 compared to YTD Q3-2023. As previously mentioned, the increase of operating expenses of $48.4 million for YTD Q3-2024 compared to YTD Q3-2023 is mainly due the listing expenses of $59.1 million for the business combination occurred in Q1-2024, partly offset by the decrease for YTD Q3-2024 of research and development costs of $3.4 million, stock-based compensation expenses of $2.0 million and restructuring costs of $2.1 million, and the impairment loss related to intangible assets recognized in YTD Q3-2023.

Refer to sections entitled “Operating expenses” and “Other (income) costs” for more details.

EBITDA (loss) ⁽¹⁾ and Adjusted EBITDA (loss) ⁽¹⁾

							Change
	Q3-2024			Q3-2023			$			%
EBITDA (loss)		(5,695,313	)		(6,948,353	)		1,253,040			(18.0	)
Adjusted EBITDA (loss)		(7,823,870	)		(5,312,622	)		(2,511,248	)		47.3

							Change
	YTD Q3-2024			YTD Q3-2023			$			%
EBITDA (loss)		(78,990,357	)		(39,004,695	)		(39,985,662	)		102.5
Adjusted EBITDA (loss)		(24,118,724	)		(27,821,716	)		3,702,992			(13.3	)

For Q3-2024, the EBITDA (loss) was $5.7 million compared to an EBITDA (loss) of $6.9 million for Q3-2023. This increase of EBITDA (loss) of $1.3 million or 18.0% as compared to Q3-2023 is primarily attributable to the gain of $5.4 million of change in revaluation of financial instruments carried at fair value for Q3-2024 and by the positive impact on gross profit of the increase of revenues for Q3-2024, partly offset by the increase for Q3-2024 of operating expenses.

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For YTD Q3-2024, the EBITDA (loss) was $78.9 million compared to an EBITDA (loss) of $39.0 million for YTD Q3-2023. This increase of EBITDA (loss) of $40.0 million or 102.5% compared to YTD Q3-2023 is primarily attributable to the listing expenses of $59.1 million for the business combination in Q1-2024, partly offset by the positive impact on gross profit of the increase of revenues YTD Q3-2024 compared to YTD Q3-2023, the impairment lost related to intangible assets of $ 5.8 million recognized for YTD Q2-2023 and by the gain of $5.4 million of change in revaluation of financial instruments carried at fair value for Q3-2024

For Q3-2024, the Adjusted EBITDA (loss) was $7.8 million compared to an Adjusted EBITDA (loss) of $5.3 million for Q3- 2023. This increase of Adjusted EBITDA (loss) of $2.5 million or 47.2% in Q3-2024 as compared to Q3-2023 is primarily attributable to the increase in selling expenses of $0.6 million, the increase of research and development costs of $0.3 million, the increase of general and administrative expenses of $0.3 million, partly offset by the positive impact on gross profit of the increase of revenues in Q3-2024.

For YTD Q3-2024, the Adjusted EBITDA (loss) was $24.1 million compared to an Adjusted EBITDA (loss) of $27.8 million for YTD Q3-2023. This increase of Adjusted EBITDA (loss) of $3.7 million or 13.3% compared to YTD Q3-2023 is primarily attributable to the positive impact on gross profit of the increase of revenues in YTD Q3-2024 and the decrease of research and development costs of $3.4 million for YTD Q3-2024, partly offset by the increase of general and administrative expenses of $1.2 million for YTD Q3-2024.

Selected Financial Position Information

The following table presents selected financial information from the consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.

Selected Financial Position Information

	June 30,		September 30,
As of	2024		2023
Total assets		85,931,355		72,170,407
Non-current financial liabilities
Long-term debt		77,712,057		47,725,583
Redeemable stock options		-		6,102,496
Government grant liabilities		1,078,762		899,489
Total		78,790,819		54,727,568

The increase of total assets of $13.8 million from September 30, 2023 to June 30, 2024 is mainly attributable to the increase of intangible assets of $16.7 million, explained by capitalized development costs, an increase of prepaid expenses of $1.1 million, partially offset by a reduction of accounts receivable, government assistance and R&D tax credits receivable and right-of-use assets of $2.1 million, $1.3 million and $1.1 million respectively. Refer to the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section for more details on cash variations.

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The increase of non-current financial liabilities of $24.1 million from September 30, 2023 to June 30, 2024 is attributable to the increase of convertible loans of $28.3 million and an increase of the term loan of $2.2 million, partly offset by the decrease in the credit facility of $0.5 million and a decrease in the redeemable stock options of $6.1 million due to the modification of the stock options in Q1-2024. Refer to the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section for more details.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Summary of the Consolidated Statements of cash Flows

Comparison of nine-month periods Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

							Change
	YTD Q3-2024			YTD Q3-2023			$			%
Net cash flows related to operating activities		(36,317,356	)		(26,179,037	)		(10,138,319	)		38.7
Net cash flows related to investing activities		(8,684,889	)		(9,157,341	)		472,452			(5.2	)
Net cash flows related to financing activities		45,641,290			21,994,701			23,646,589			107.5
Effect of foreign exchange on cash		37,777			(394,519	)		432,296			(109.6	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash		676,822			(13,736,196	)		14,413,018			(104.9	)
Cash, beginning of year		5,056,040			32,025,899			(26,969,859	)		(84.2	)
Cash, end of period		5,732,862			18,289,703			(12,556,841	)		(68.7	)

Operating Activities

For YTD Q3-2024, net cash outflows related to operating activities were $36.3 million, compared to $26.2 million for Q3-2023. The increase of $10.1 million or 38.7% in net cash outflows related to operating activities was primarily due to the unfavorable net change in non-cash working capital of $15.3 million during the YTD Q3-2024 in comparison with YTD Q3-2023, partly offset by the decrease of research and development costs included in the net loss and comprehensive loss in YTD Q3-2024.

Investing Activities

For YTD Q3-2024, net cash flows related to investing activities were $8.7 million compared to $9.2 million for YTD Q3-2024. The decrease of net cash flows related to investing activities of $0.5 million or 5.2% is primarily explained by the R&D tax credit of $1.5 million received in Q1-2024, partly offset by the increase of additions to intangible assets.

Financing Activities

For YTD Q3-2024, net cash flows related to financing activities were $45.6 million compared to $22.0 million for YTD Q2-2024. This increase of $23.6 million is primarily due to the issuance of convertible notes, net of debt issuance costs, of $29.5 million in Q1-2024 and to the cash acquired from a reverse asset acquisition of $19.5 million during Q1-2024 offsetted by the net proceeds from a debt issuance of $27.0 million during Q3-2023. Refer to Note 3 of LeddarTech’s Q3-2024 consolidated financial statements for more details.

Liquidity and capital management

Since inception, LeddarTech has incurred cumulative losses from operations and negative cash flows from operating and investing activities and had an accumulated deficit of $563.0 million as of June 30, 2024, primarily driven by our investments in research and development activities, including fusion perception technologies, and our operating costs supporting our discontinued modules and components business. LeddarTech realized net losses of $7.5 million for Q3-2024 and of $4.2 million for Q3-2023. Net losses for YTD Q3-2024 represented $85.3 million compared to $39.1 million for YTD Q3-2023.

For YTD Q3-2024, LeddarTech had net cash outflows related to operating and investing activities amounting to $36.3 million and $8.7 million respectively, compared to $26.2 million and $9.2 million in YTD Q3-2023, respectively. LeddarTech expects to continue to realize net losses and net negative cash flows from operations in the near term. LeddarTech’s principal sources of liquidity have been the issuance of equity, convertible notes and loans from third parties.

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As of June 30, 2024, LeddarTech had total liabilities of $97.2 million, including $14.5 million in accounts payable, $28.3 million outstanding on the Desjardins Term Loan (credit facility), $39.6 million outstanding on the convertible notes issued as part of the PIPE Financing, $9.9 million outstanding under the IQ Loan Agreement (term loan), $2.5 million of lease liabilities, $1.7 million of government grant liabilities and total shareholders’ deficiency (total assets less total liabilities) of $11.3 million. For more details, refer to “Financing Transactions” section and to Notes 6, 7 and 9 of LeddarTech’s Q3-2024 consolidated financial statements.

Need for Additional Capital – Bridge Financing

The Company has limited sources of liquidity. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had a cash balance of $5.7 million, which had been reduced to $1.5 million on August 9, 2024.

In order to address its near-term liquidity needs, the Company has reached an agreement in principle with several of its principal shareholders and its principal lender pursuant to which such parties would fund the Company with an aggregate of US$9.0 million in bridge debt financing (the “Bridge Financing”). The Bridge Financing is intended to support the Company’s ability to satisfy its near-term liquidity needs while the Company continues to progress its discussions, including with certain potential strategic investors, to secure US$35.0 million or more in an additional equity capital (the “Equity Financing”). See “Recent Developments - Bridge Financing and Waiver under Desjardins Credit Facility” above.

The Company will need to raise substantial amounts of additional capital in addition to the Bridge Facility, pursuant to the Equity Financing or otherwise. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it will not be able to remain in compliance with the covenants in its debt instruments or meet its debt service obligations. If we are successful in raising additional capital but in amounts insufficient to support its normal operations, the Company will need to reduce its operating costs to ensure sufficient liquidity for its operations and to comply with the requirements of its debt obligations.

The Company has developed a flexible and scalable cost management plan to be implemented to the extent deemed necessary and appropriate so that LeddarTech can maintain operating costs at targeted levels (through strict cost control and budgeting discipline) to ensure operating costs will not exceed anticipated available liquidity. The cost management plan includes the possibility of significant reduction in product development expenditures, significant headcount reductions, and compensation adjustments. The extent to which the cost management plan would need to be implemented will be dependent upon several factors, including scope and terms of any forbearance agreement, waiver, amendment to, or relief from, the minimum cash covenant applicable to LeddarTech and the amount and extent to which the Company is able to raise additional capital in a timely manner, if at all.

It is expected that LeddarTech will need to implement the cost management plan to some degree if it is not successful in its efforts to raise sufficient amounts of additional capital, and depending on the level of relief from the minimum cash covenant LeddarTech is able to negotiate with its lender. Implementation of the cost management plan, if necessary, may materially adversely affect LeddarTech in a number of ways, and would exacerbate risks to which LeddarTech is already subject. For example, a reduction in product development expenditures and headcount reductions may materially limit LeddarTech’s ability to complete, test and offer to the market a comprehensive suite of integrated features and services, and if LeddarTech is only able to offer a limited suite of features and services, it will be less likely to realize the full revenue and profitability potential of its solutions and less able to effectively compete in its targeted markets. Implementation of the cost management plan may also significantly reduce the number of Tier 1 and OEM customers that LeddarTech would be able to support, which in turn would be expected to have a material adverse effect on its revenue and potential profitability.

Pursuant to the Company’s cost management plan, in the event the Company does not raise sufficient additional capital, we expect that LeddarTech will reduce its employee headcount. Such headcount reduction would result in a substantial decrease in the number of Company employees to the extent the cost management plan is fully implemented. The extent of any headcount reduction will be based primarily on management’s assessment of available liquidity, key operating and business needs, and prevailing conditions at the time. Any significant reduction in headcount has the potential to materially adversely affect our operations and future operating results, including by:

● delaying our ability to timely deliver operational software solutions to our target customers;

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● impairing our ability to obtain requisite industry certifications, which would then need to be obtained by the Tier 1 or OEM customer;

● restricting our ability to calibrate and configure our software solutions for more than one set of sensor types, which may make our solutions less appealing to our customers and delay our ability to sell our software solutions to a broad range of Tier 1 and OEM customers;

● delaying our ability to expand the domain capabilities of our software solutions, such as being able to market our software solution for use in snow conditions without additional software capabilities being added to our solutions, which we would be unable to do on the same time frame as if we had not reduced our headcount; and

● further limiting our revenue opportunities due to the fact that a reduced headcount would constrain our ability to service a desired number of Tier 1 and OEM customers.

Each of these potential consequences of any headcount reductions could adversely affect the marketability of our software solutions and the timing and extent of our ability to generate revenue. Additionally, significant headcount reductions may adversely impact our accounting and finance function and make it more difficult to remediate existing significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Reductions in headcount also will result in immediate severance and other cash costs, which could be significant and may therefore reduce the effectiveness and objectives of our cost management plan in the short-term. Realization of any of these consequences of a headcount reduction could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Further, a reduction in headcount across LeddarTech may adversely affect LeddarTech’s ability to timely prepare and publish accurate financial information, develop effective internal controls over financial reporting and remediate existing significant deficiencies and material weaknesses (or identify significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the future). In connection with any cost reduction plans or activities, the Company will be required to incur cash and non-cash expenses.

Pursuant to the terms of the Minimum Cash Covenant in the Desjardins Credit Facility, LeddarTech has been required to maintain a minimum unencumbered cash balance of $5.0 million. Pursuant to amendments to the Desjardins Credit Facility more fully described below under the caption “Financing Transactions – Amendments to the Desjardins Credit Facility,” the Minimum Cash Covenant had been reduced to $ 250,000 through August 19, 2024 to give the Company sufficient time to finalize the definitive documentation for the Bridge Financing.

LeddarTech may in the future be unable to comply with the Minimum Cash Covenant, absent an agreement by the lender to further amend, waive or otherwise provide relief from the Minimum Cash Covenant, unless it raises additional capital and/or is able to successfully implement its cost management plan. If LeddarTech is unable to enter into a forbearance agreement, waiver or amendment with, or obtain other relief from, Desjardins, or following receipt of any such relief is nonetheless unable to comply with its terms, and as a result LeddarTech were to fail to comply with such Minimum Cash Covenant, Desjardins would have the right to declare the Desjardins Term Loan to be due and payable, and if it elected to do so, approximately $89.6 million aggregate principal amount of indebtedness of LeddarTech (including the PIPE Convertible Notes) plus payment in kind (PIK) interest accrued on the PIPE Convertible Notes would also be subject to acceleration. While LeddarTech may seek additional financing to avoid or cure such an outcome or seek from Desjardins further forbearance, waiver or other relief from such requirements, there is no assurance that it would be able to do so on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. In such circumstances, LeddarTech’s ability to continue as a going concern would be materially and adversely affected and investors in LeddarTech’s Common Shares could lose all or a substantial part of their investment.

Financing Transactions

Set forth below is a summary description of recent financing transactions. Refer to Notes 3, 6, 7 and 9 of LeddarTech’s Q3-2024 consolidated financial statements for more details.

Convertible loan

On June 12, 2023, concurrently with the execution of the BCA described in “Business Combination and Public Company Costs” section, LeddarTech entered into the Subscription Agreement with certain investors, including the PIPE Investors, pursuant to which the PIPE Investors agreed to purchase the PIPE Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$43.0 million (the “PIPE Financing”).

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The Tranche A subscription was completed in June 2023 and July 2023. Tranche B-1 was completed in October 2023 with the remaining Tranche B-2 completed at closing of the BCA.

PIPE Investors in certain tranches of the PIPE Convertible Notes received at the time of issuance of such notes warrants to acquire Class D-1 preferred shares of LeddarTech (the “Class D-1 Preferred Shares” and the warrants, the “PIPE Warrants”). All of the PIPE Warrants were exercised, and the Class D-1 Preferred Shares issued upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants entitled the PIPE Investors to receive 8,553,434 Common Shares upon the closing of the Business Combination. For more details, refer to “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of the annual MD&A of the Company for FY2023, FY2022 and FY2021.

The Agreement contains customary covenants that provide for, among other things, limitations on indebtedness and fundamental changes, and reporting requirements.

Amendments to the Desjardins Credit Facility

A series of amendments were made to the Credit Facility on October 13, 2023 (Fourth Amendment), October 20, 2023 (Fifth Amendment), October 31, 2023 (Sixth Amendment) and December 8, 2023 (Seventh Amendment). These amendments modified the existing terms of the Desjardins Credit Facility to facilitate completion of the Business Combination by, among other things, to (i) extending the latest date on which the Tranche B of the SPAC Offering must be funded to December 22, 2023, (ii) extending the date on which the payment of interest for the months of October and November 2023 may be made, (iii) reducing the Minimum Cash Covenant for the period from the date of the disbursement of the Tranche A of the SPAC Offering until October 31, 2023 from $2.5 million to $1.5 million, to $0 until the DE-SPAC date and from $10.0 million to $5.0 million at all times after the DE-SPAC date and (iv) increasing the aggregate principal amount of the PIPE financing to a minimum of $44.0 million.

In conjunction with the Credit Facility October 2023 Amendments, LeddarTech issued to Desjardins warrants to purchase Company Common Shares at $0.01 per share, which warrants were assumed by the Company and were exercised by Desjardins on May 16, 2024 for 250,000 Company Common Shares at $0.01 per share.

The warrants were recorded as a reduction of the Credit Facility, with a corresponding increase in Reserve – Warrants in Equity of $1.6 million.

The Desjardins Credit Facility was further amended on July 5, 2024 (Ninth Amendment), July 26, 2024 (Tenth Amendment), August 5, 2024 (Eleventh Amendment) and August 14, 2024 (Twelfth Amendment) to reduce the Minimum Cash Covenant to (i) $3.5 million from July 4, 2024 to July 6, 2024, (ii) $1.8 million from July 7, 2024 to July 26, 2024, (iii) $1.3 million from July 27, 2024 to August 5, 2024, (iv) $250,000 from August 6, 2024 to August 19, 2024, (v) $1.0 million from August 19, 2024 to the earlier of the Short-Term Outside Date (as defined below) and November 15, 2024, and (vi) thereafter to $5.0 million. Desjardins also agreed, pursuant to the terms of the Eleventh Amendment, to temporarily postpone payment of interest for the months of July, August, September and October 2024 until the earlier of the earlier of (x) the date of disbursement of an equity investment in the Company for a minimum gross proceeds amount of US$35,000,000 (the “Short-Term Outside Date”) and (y) November 15, 2024.

Warrant liabilities

Upon close of the acquisition of Prospector, the Company assumed through the Transactions, public warrants, private warrants and vesting sponsor warrants (“Public Warrants”, “Private Warrants” and “Vesting Sponsor Warrants”, collectively “the Warrants”) in connection with the BCA and plan of arrangement. There is no transaction and no change in fair value of all warrants during the period.

Refer to notes 3 and 7 of LeddarTech’s Q3-2024 consolidated financial statements for more details.

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Capital stock

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares, without par value, an unlimited number of Class A Non-Voting Special Shares, Class B Non-Voting Special Shares, Class C Non-Voting Special Shares, Class D Non-Voting Special Shares, Class E Non-Voting Special Shares and Class F Non-Voting Special Shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares issuable in series.

Following the consummation of the Business Combination, there were approximately(i) 28,770,930 Common Shares outstanding; (ii) 2,031,250 Class A Non-Voting Special Shares outstanding, (iii) 999,963 Class B Non-Voting Special Shares outstanding, (iv) 999,963 Class C Non-Voting Special Shares outstanding, (v) 999,963 Class D Non-Voting Special Shares outstanding, (vi) 999,963 Class E Non-Voting Special Shares outstanding, (vii) 999,963 Class F Non-Voting Special Shares outstanding, and (viii) no preferred shares outstanding.

As of June 30, 2024 the Company held no common shares as treasury shares.

Upon close of the acquisition of Prospector, the Company issued through the Transactions, Class A non-voting special shares to Prospector Sponsor in connection with the BCA and plan of arrangement. The Class A non-voting special shares will vest and convert into common shares, in equal thirds upon the volume weighted average price of the common shares exceeding US$12.00, US$14.00 and US$16.00, respectively, for any 20 trading days within any consecutive 30 trading day period commencing at least 150 days following the closing.

On December 21, 2023, LeddarTech shareholders were issued Earnout Non-Voting Special Shares consisting of 999,963 Class B Non-Voting Special Shares, 999,963 Class C Non-Voting Special Shares, 999,963 Class D Non-Voting Special Shares, 999,963 Class E Non-Voting Special Shares and 999,963 Class F Non-Voting Special Shares.

The Earnout Non-Voting Special Shares were valued at the time of issuance at per share amounts ranging from $3.78 (US$2.84) to $5.22 (US$3.93) based on option pricing models that consider the vesting terms of the instruments issued.

Refer to Notes 3 and 9 of LeddarTech’s Q3-2024 consolidated financial statements for more details.

Redeemable stock options

The redeemable stock options, representing a non-current liability of $6.1 million as at September 30, 2023, were exercisable at any moment on or after the 10th anniversary of each plan (MSOP, MSOP II and MSOP III) or prior to this date if an IPO or Liquidation event occurs. As a part of the transaction, the redeemable stock options were converted into new non-redeemable stock options, representing a gain on modification of stock options of $6.0 million for Q1-2024.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is exposed to various risks in relation to financial instruments. The main types of risks are foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. The Company currently does not use financial derivative instruments to manage these risks. While LeddarTech could enter into hedging contracts from time to time, any change in the cash flow and the fair value of the contracts may be offset by changes in the underlying value of the transactions being hedged. For more details refer to Note 28 of the audited annual consolidated financial statements of the Company for FY2023, FY2022 and FY2021.

Foreign exchange risk

Since the Company operates internationally, it is exposed to foreign exchange risk as a result of potential exchange rate fluctuations related to non-intragroup transactions and the financing of the development activities of its subsidiary VayaVision who operates in Israeli using mainly USD and NIS currencies. Fluctuations in the Canadian dollar and the exchange rates could have potentially significant impact on the Company’s results of operations.

Interest rates

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company’s exposure to the risk of changes in market interest rates relates primarily to the Company’s long-term debt obligations with floating interest rates as described in the section entitled “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section. The Company is also exposed to change in fair value of financial instruments with fixed interest rates.

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Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due or can only do so at excessive cost. The Company manages this risk by maintaining detailed cash forecasts and long-term operating and strategic plans. The adequacy of liquidity is assessed in view of operational needs, sales forecasts and maturity of indebtedness. The Company is confident that the future cash flows from operations and cash will allow for the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business as they become due. The Company also continually monitors any financing opportunities to optimize its capital structure.

Accounting and disclosure matters

Significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities and the accompanying disclosures. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.

The key judgments, estimates and assumptions that have a risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities are related to:

● Development costs;

● Government grant liability;

● Stock-based compensation;

● Recoverable amount of a group of assets of a CGU; and

● Estimates for debt, including bifurcation.

For a more detailed discussion on these areas requiring the use of management estimates, judgments, and assumptions, please refer to Note 3 to LeddarTech’s audited annual consolidated financial statements and the annual MD&A of the Company at and for FY2023, FY2022 and FY2021.

Emerging Growth Company Status

As defined in Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act, LeddarTech is an emerging growth company. As such, LeddarTech is eligible for and relies on certain exemptions and reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act, including (a) the exemption from the auditor attestation requirements with respect to internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (b) the exemptions from say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and say-on-golden parachute voting requirements and (c) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements.

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LeddarTech will remain an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which it has total annual gross revenue of US$1.07 billion or more during such fiscal year (as indexed for inflation), (ii) the date on which it has issued more than US$1 billion in non-convertible debt in the prior year period, (iii) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the Prospector’s initial public offering, or (iv) when it has qualified as a “large accelerated filer,” which refers to when it (1) has an aggregate worldwide market value of voting and shares of common equity securities held by non-affiliates of US$700 million or more, as of the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter, (2) has been subject to the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, for a period of at least twelve calendar months, (3) has filed at least one annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and (4) is not eligible to use the requirements for “smaller reporting companies,” as defined in the Exchange Act.

Non-IFRS financial measures

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-IFRS financial measures. A non-IFRS financial measure is a financial measure used to depict our historical or expected future financial performance, financial position or cash flow and, with respect to its composition, either excludes an amount that is included in, or includes an amount that is excluded from, the composition of the most directly comparable financial measure disclosed in Company’s consolidated primary financial statements.

In Q2-2024, the Company started to use these two new non-IFRS financial measures because we believe these non-IFRS financial measures are reflective of our ongoing operating results and provide readers with an understanding of management’s perspective on and analysis of our performance.

Below are descriptions of the non-IFRS financial measures that we use to explain our results as well as reconciliations to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures.

EBITDA (loss) is calculated as net earnings (loss) before interest expenses (income), deferred income taxes, depreciation of property and equipment, depreciation of right-of-use assets and amortization of intangible assets. The Company believes that EBITDA (loss) is a meaningful measurement since it is a key measure used to evaluate performance at a consolidated level. EBITDA (loss) is commonly reported and widely used by investors and lending institutions as an indicator of a company’s operating performance. EBITDA (loss) should not be considered as an alternative to net loss in measuring performance, nor should it be used as a measure of cash flow.

Adjusted EBITDA (loss) is calculated as EBITDA (loss), adjusted for foreign exchange gain (loss), loss (gain) on revaluation of financial instruments carried at fair value, gain or loss on lease modification, share-based compensation, listing expense, transaction costs, restructuring costs and impairment loss on intangible assets.

The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA (loss) is a meaningful measure since it allows to assess the Company’s operating performance and financial position between periods without the variances created by the impact of the above-noted items. The Company believes that these measures are important supplemental measures because they eliminate items that are less indicative of our core business performance and could potentially distort the analysis of trends in our operating performance and financial position. The Company considers that these non-IFRS financial measures, in addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, enable investors to evaluate the Company’s operating results, underlying performance, and future prospects in a manner similar to management.

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The following tables set forth a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA to net loss reported in accordance with IFRS for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

EBITDA (loss) ⁽¹⁾ and Adjusted EBITDA (loss) ⁽¹⁾

							Change
	Q3-2024			Q3-2023			$			%
Net loss		(7,454,641	)		(4,156,400	)		(3,298,241	)		79.4
Deferred income taxes		-			-			-			0.0
Depreciation of property and equipment		46,353			732,267			(685,914	)		(93.7	)
Depreciation of right-of-use assets		222,914			229,671			(6,757	)		(2.9	)
Amortization of intangible assets		(24,179	)		243,527			(267,706	)		(109.9	)
Interest expenses (income)		1,514,240			(3,997,418	)		5,511,658			(137.9	)
EBITDA (loss)		(5,695,313	)		(6,948,353	)		1,253,040			(18.0	)
Foreign exchange loss (gain)		396,315			(141,391	)		537,706			(380.3	)
Loss (gain) on revaluation of financial instruments carried at fair value		(5,408,508	)		(14,554	)		(5,393,954	)		37061.7
Gain on lease modification (Note 15)		1,819			-			1,819			(100.0	)
Stock-based compensation		2,881,817			539,407			2,342,410			434.3
Listing expense		-			-			-			0.0
Transaction costs		-			719,100			(719,100	)		(100.0	)
Restructuring costs		-			533,169			(533,169	)		(100.0	)
Impairment loss related to intangible assets		-			-			-			0.0
Adjusted EBITDA (loss)		(7,823,870	)		(5,312,622	)		(2,511,248	)		47.3

							Change
	YTD Q3-2024			YTD Q3-2023			$			%
Net loss		(85,317,933	)		(39,050,953	)		(46,266,980	)		118.5
Deferred income taxes		-			-			-			0.0
Depreciation of property and equipment		393,175			1,131,634			(738,459	)		(65.3	)
Depreciation of right-of-use assets		476,363			416,095			60,268			14.5
Amortization of intangible assets		293,181			313,958			(20,777	)		(6.6	)
Interest expenses (income)		5,164,857			(1,815,429	)		6,980,286			(384.5	)
EBITDA (loss)		(78,990,357	)		(39,004,695	)		(39,985,662	)		102.5
Foreign exchange loss (gain)		315,411			71,676			243,735			340.1
Loss (gain) on revaluation of financial instruments carried at fair value		(6,487,105	)		(14,554	)		(6,472,551	)		44472.7
Gain on lease modification (Note 15)		(204,146	)		-			(204,146	)		(100.0	)
Stock-based compensation		(300,076	)		1,659,017			(1,959,093	)		(118.1	)
Listing expense		59,139,572			-			59,139,572			(100.0	)
Transaction costs		2,407,977			1,589,703			818,274			51.5
Restructuring costs		-			2,085,698			(2,085,698	)		(100.0	)
Impairment loss related to intangible assets		-			5,791,439			(5,791,439	)		(100.0	)
Adjusted EBITDA (loss)		(24,118,724	)		(27,821,716	)		3,702,992			(13.3	)

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Prior to completion of the Business Combination, the Company was a private company and we addressed our internal control over financial reporting with internal accounting and financial reporting personnel and other resources.

¹ EBITDA (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA (loss) are non-IFRS financial measures. Refer to section entitled “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” for more details.

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In the course of preparing for the Business Combination, the Company identified material weaknesses in its internal controls 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 the Company’s annual or interim condensed consolidated financial statements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

The following material weaknesses were identified by the Company:

i. Insufficient accounting personnel to execute the routine and non-routine accounting processes and apply segregation of duties over the execution and approval of journal entries.

ii. The Company has not adequately assessed the effectiveness of its information technology controls to select and develop general control activities over technology to support its financial reporting activities. As a result, the Company places extensive reliance on spreadsheets for various financial processes, including data entries, calculations and analysis, which lack the robust controls and validation mechanisms present in an integrated financial software environment. In addition, the Company has inadequate documentation and a lack of effective review controls to validate the inputs and assumptions used in the data entries, calculations, and analysis in the spreadsheets.

iii. Review controls regarding both routine accounting processes and accounting treatments for complex transactions that were not designed effectively to ensure that accounting transactions are properly recognized and measured in the consolidated financial statements.

We have taken steps to address these pervasive material weaknesses and expect to implement a remediation plan, which we believe will address their underlying causes. We have engaged external advisors with subject matter expertise and additional external resources to provide assistance in assessing the control environment and expect to further engage these external advisors to provide assistance with all elements of the internal controls over financial reporting program, including: performance of a risk assessment; documentation of process flows; design and remediation of internal controls; and evaluation of the design and operational effectiveness of our internal controls. We engaged an external advisor to provide an assessment of our general IT Controls (GTIC) environment. We are taking steps to implement the recommendations of that assessment. We have chartered a Security Steering Committee comprised of several members of the executive team. We continue to evaluate the longer-term resource needs of our various financial functions.

These remediation measures may be time-consuming, costly, and might place significant demands on our financial and operational resources. While we have made some upgrades to our enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system and are evaluating alternative systems that may better fit our longer-term needs.

Although we have made enhancements to our control procedures in this area, the material weaknesses will not be remediated until the necessary controls have been implemented and are operating effectively. Moreover, significant operating cost reductions may materially adversely impact our accounting and finance function and make it more difficult to remediate existing significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. We do not know the specific time frame needed to fully remediate the material weaknesses identified. See section entitled “Item 3.D Risk Factors — We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, and we may identify additional material weaknesses in the future” of the 2023 Annual report.

Foreign Private Issuer Status

LeddarTech qualifies as a “foreign private issuer” as defined under SEC rules. Even after LeddarTech no longer qualifies as an emerging growth company, as long as LeddarTech continues to qualify as a foreign private issuer under SEC rules, LeddarTech is exempt from certain SEC rules that are applicable to U.S. domestic public companies, including:

● the rules requiring domestic filers to issue financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP;

● the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act;

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● the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time;

● the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial statements and other specified information, and current reports on Form 8-K upon the occurrence of specified significant events; and

● the selective disclosure rules by issuers of material non-public information under Regulation FD.

Notwithstanding these exemptions, LeddarTech will file with the SEC, within four months after the end of each fiscal year, or such applicable time as required by the SEC, an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm. In addition, LeddarTech will furnish with the SEC on Form 6-K periodic reports and other documents filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.

LeddarTech may take advantage of these exemptions until such time as LeddarTech is no longer a foreign private issuer. LeddarTech would cease to be a foreign private issuer at such time as more than 50% of its outstanding voting securities are held by U.S. residents and any of the following three circumstances applies: (i) the majority of its executive officers or directors are U.S. citizens or residents, (ii) more than 50% of its assets are located in the United States or (iii) its business is administered principally in the United States.

Both foreign private issuers and emerging growth companies also are exempt from certain more stringent executive compensation disclosure rules. Thus, even if LeddarTech no longer qualifies as an emerging growth company, but remains a foreign private issuer, LeddarTech will continue to be exempt from the more stringent compensation disclosures required of companies that are neither an emerging growth company nor a foreign private issuer.

In addition, because LeddarTech qualifies as a foreign private issuer under SEC rules, LeddarTech is permitted to follow the corporate governance practices of Canada (the jurisdiction in which LeddarTech is organized) in lieu of certain Nasdaq corporate governance requirements that would otherwise be applicable to LeddarTech.

If at any time LeddarTech ceases to be a foreign private issuer, LeddarTech will take all action necessary to comply with the SEC and Nasdaq Listing Rules, including by appointing a majority of independent directors to its board of directors and having compensation and nominating committees that are comprised solely of independent directors, subject to a permitted “phase-in” period.

Subsequent Events

A series of amendments were made to the Credit Facility on July 5, 2024, July 26, August 5 and August 14, 2024. These amendments modify the existing terms in order to

(i) reduce gradually the Available Cash requirement from $5.0 million at all times after the DE-SPAC date to $250,000 until August 19, 2024;

(ii) $1.0 million at all times from August 20, 2024 until the earlier of the date of disbursement of an equity investment by the Company for a minimum gross proceeds amount of US$35,0 million (the “Short-Term Outside Date”) and November 15, 2024,

(iii) $5.0 million at all times after the earlier of the Short-Term Outside Date and November 15, 2024.

Furthermore, the payments of interest for the month of July 2024 to October 2024 are postponed to the earlier of the Short-Term Outside date and November 15, 2024.

The Company must pay a monthly fee of $125,000 per month starting July 5th, 2024 until the Short-Term Outside Date. The payment of the monthly fees applicable for the month of August 2024 and for the months up until (and including) the earlier of (i) the Short-Term Outside Date and (ii) November 15, 2024 will be due at the earlier date of (i) the Short-Term Outside Date and (ii) November 15, 2024. Following the Short-Term Outside Date and until the Borrower provides Desjardins with a recapitalization plan in form and substance satisfactory to Desjardins, a monthly fee in the amount of $75,000 will be earned and payable on the first day of each month.

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