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Table of Contents Legal Matters Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Palo Alto, California, which has acted as our counsel in connection with this offering, will pass upon the validity of the shares of our Class A common stock being offered by this prospectus. Certain members of, and investment partnerships comprised of members of, and persons associated with, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., directly or indirectly own less than 0.01% of our outstanding capital stock. Certain legal matters in connection with this offering will be passed upon for the underwriters by Freshfields US LLP, Redwood City, California. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP acted as our counsel with respect to certain executive compensation and equity matters. The Long-Term Benefit Trust’s principal legal counsel, John Morley, and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP served as legal advisors to the LTBT in connection with certain governance matters set forth in this prospectus. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP served as legal advisor to the co-founders in connection with certain governance matters set forth in this prospectus. Change in Independent Accountant On October 30, 2025, we engaged Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025, and dismissed Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm, in each case as ratified by our board of directors. The report of Grant Thornton LLP on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024, and through the period ended October 30, 2025, there were: • no “disagreements” as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K with Grant Thornton LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to its satisfaction, would have caused Grant Thornton LLP to make reference in connection with its opinion to the subject matter of the disagreement. • no “reportable events” as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K. We have provided Grant Thornton LLP with a copy of the foregoing disclosures and have requested that Grant Thornton LLP furnish us with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the statements made by us as set forth above. A copy of Grant Thornton LLP’s letter, dated October 26, 2026, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024, and through the period ended October 30, 2025, neither we, nor anyone acting on our behalf, consulted with Ernst & Young LLP on matters that involved the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements, or any other matter that was the subject of a disagreement as that term is used in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K or a reportable event as that term is used in Item 304(a)(1)(v) and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K. Experts The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2024 and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2024, included in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so included in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. 334
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