LAC — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of LAC's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-08-13 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-14
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +104 | −93 | ~5 | 2 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Risk factors | Some risk factors updated | +8 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-13
On March 19, 2026, the Company entered into an at-the-market (“ATM”) equity program, pursuant to which the Company may sell its common shares, no par value, up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $250 million (the “March 2026 ATM Program”). Net proceeds received from the March 2026 ATM Program …
On August 5, 2026, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with YA II PN, Ltd., an affiliate of Yorkville Advisors Global, LP (“Yorkville”), for up to $175 million in aggregate principal amount of subordinated convertible debentures (the “Yorkville Debentu…
As of August 12, 2026, the Company had 363,042,943 shares issued and outstanding.
The Company continues to progress major construction of the processing plant at Thacker Pass Phase 1, targeting mechanical completion in late 2027. As of June 30, 2026:
3.42 million workhours were completed without a serious injury or lost-time incident, with a total recordable incident frequency rate of 0.58.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-14
On January 26, 2026, the Company completed an at-the-market (“ATM”) equity program established on November 13, 2025 (the “November 2025 ATM Program”). The Company issued and sold an aggregate total of 43.3 million common shares at an average price of $5.78 per share pursuant to the November 2025 ATM…
On March 19, 2026, the Company entered into an ATM equity program, pursuant to which the Company may sell its common shares, no par value, up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $250 million (the “March 2026 ATM Program”). Use of net proceeds for the March 2026 ATM Program includes general corp…
capital expenditures, repayment of indebtedness and additions to working capital. As of March 31, 2026, the Company did not issue or sell any common shares nor receive any net proceeds pursuant to the March 2026 ATM Program. Subsequent to March 31, 2026, the Company issued and sold an aggregate tota…
On January 30, 2026 (the “Issuance Date”), pursuant to the omnibus waiver, consent and amendment (as amended, the “OWCA”) entered into by the Company and the DOE on October 7, 2025, the Company issued to the DOE a warrant to purchase up to 18,268,687 common shares, which was equal to 5% of the Compa…
The Company continues to progress major construction of the processing plant at Thacker Pass Phase 1, targeting mechanical completion in late 2027. As of March 31, 2026:
Risk factors
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-13
Existing and future financings could materially dilute current shareholders’ interests, impose significant restrictions, increase indebtedness and adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and share price.
The Company has significant capital requirements and may need to access the capital markets to obtain additional short-term and long-term financing in connection with, among other things, the development and operation of Thacker Pass, future exploration, development and acquisition plans, repayment …
Such financing may be obtained through the issuance of common shares, preferred shares, options, warrants, other equity securities of equal or senior rank, convertible debt securities, or by way of project level investments, offtake and royalty arrangements, debt instruments or other financing vehic…
Future equity issuances or the conversion or exercise of outstanding notes, warrants, restricted share units or other convertible securities, including further conversion of the Orion Note and the issuance of warrants to the DOE that may be convertible into a significant number of common shares, cou…
Sales of common shares by the Company or its stockholders, or the perception that such sales may occur, could cause the market price of the Company’s common shares to decline and make it more difficult to raise capital on favorable terms. The Company cannot predict the size of future issuances or sa…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice