NOTE 6 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The following table summarizes certain of Atlas’s contractual obligations on December 31, 2025:

 

   Total   Less than 1 Year   1-3 Years   3-5 Years   More than 5 Years 
Lithium processing plant construction (1)  $696,325    696,325   $-   $-   $- 
Total  $

696,325

    

696,325

    -    -    - 

 

(1) Lithium processing plant construction is related to agreements with suppliers contracted for the construction of the processing plant, with the majority of payments due upon delivery.

 

Please see commitments related to Leases in Note 2.

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 4, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 14, 2025
2023Mar 27, 2024
2022Mar 30, 2023
2021Mar 25, 2022
2020Mar 31, 2021
2019Apr 14, 2020
2018Apr 15, 2019
2017Apr 17, 2018
2016Jun 5, 2017
2015Apr 14, 2016

About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.