APTARGROUP, INC.ATR
APTARGROUP, INC. Commitments Disclosure
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
We are subject to a number of lawsuits and claims both actual and potential in nature including those involving intellectual property and commercial disputes. For example, we are involved in legal proceedings in certain jurisdictions related to alleged infringement of intellectual property rights, alleged customer breach of confidentiality obligations, alleged customer misuse of proprietary information and alleged violations of competition and antitrust laws. We are actively litigating our interests in these matters and management believes the resolution of these claims and lawsuits will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, claims and legal proceedings are subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable outcomes could occur that could include amounts in excess of any accruals which management has established. Were such unfavorable final outcomes to occur, it is possible that they could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Purchase Commitments
We have various purchase commitments for raw materials, supplies, and property and equipment obtained in the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2025, we have unconditional purchase commitments of approximately $56.2 million of which the majority relate to open purchase orders for fixed assets over the next three years, for which no liabilities have been recorded.
Legal Proceedings
On March 25, 2025, AptarGroup, Inc. and its subsidiary, Aptar France SAS, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. (together, “ARS”). The complaint alleges that ARS misappropriated Aptar’s trade secrets and breached multiple contractual confidentiality obligations. This matter is pending and no final determination has been made by the court. Aptar seeks injunctive relief and damages. Relatedly, on September 29, 2025, ARS filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against Aptar. The complaint alleges that Aptar violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act and Section 3 of the Clayton Act by refusing to sell certain components. ARS seeks injunctive relief and damages.
In May 2025, Nemera La Verpillière SAS ("Nemera") filed parallel patent infringement actions in Mannheim Regional Court, Germany and Paris Judicial Court, France against Aptar and certain subsidiaries alleging that Aptar's ophthalmic product infringes a Nemera patent, seeking an injunction and damages. Aptar is contesting the claims. Aptar filed oppositions before the European Patent Office ("EPO") challenging the validity of the European Patent (EP) asserted by Nemera. On October 2, 2025, an EPO hearing invalidated Nemera’s main patent claim while allowing an amended claim to continue. The infringement proceedings in Germany and France are continuing.
At this stage, each of the above matters is too preliminary to form a judgment as to whether an adverse outcome is probable, and we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any.
Other Contingencies
Under our Certificate of Incorporation, we have agreed to indemnify our officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is, or was, serving at our request in such capacity. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited; however, we have a directors and officers liability insurance policy that covers a portion of our exposure. As a result of our insurance policy coverage, we believe the estimated fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal. We have no liabilities recorded for these agreements as of December 31, 2025.
A fire caused damage to our facility in Annecy, France in June 2016. We were insured for the damages caused by the fire, including business interruption insurance. In 2022, we filed a lawsuit against the insurance company to recover a part of our claim. We reached a settlement with the insurance company during the fourth quarter of 2023 for $6.6 million, which is recorded in miscellaneous (expense) income, net in our Consolidated Statements of Income.
We are periodically subject to loss contingencies resulting from custom duties assessments. We accrue for anticipated costs when an assessment has indicated that a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. We have received claims worth approximately $11.0 million in principal and $22.0 million to $23.0 million for interest and penalties. We are currently defending our position with respect to these claims in the respective administrative procedures. Due to uncertainty in the probability of settlement and the timing of our appeal, no liability is recorded as of December 31, 2025.
We will continue to evaluate these liabilities periodically based on available information, including the progress of remedial investigations, the status of discussions with regulatory authorities regarding the methods and extent of remediation and the apportionment of costs and penalties among potentially responsible parties.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 6, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 7, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 9, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 17, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 19, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 24, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 21, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Feb 25, 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.