Butterfly Network, Inc.BFLY
Butterfly Network, Inc. Commitments Disclosure
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
Purchase commitments:
The Company enters into inventory purchase commitments with third-party manufacturers in the ordinary course of business, including a non-cancellable inventory supply agreement with a certain third-party manufacturing vendor. The provisions of the agreement allowed the Company, once it reached a certain cumulative purchase threshold in the fourth quarter of 2021, to pay for a portion of the subsequent inventory purchases using an advance previously paid to the vendor. As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate amount of minimum inventory purchase commitments is $4.5 million and the Company has a vendor advance asset of $0.3 million, net of write-downs, and an insignificant accrued purchase commitment liability. The portion of the balances that is expected to be utilized in the next twelve months is included in current assets and current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
The Company applied the guidance in ASC Topic 330, Inventory, to assess the purchase commitment and related loss, using such factors as Company-specific forecasts which are reliant on the Company’s limited sales history, agreement-specific provisions, macroeconomic factors, and market and industry trends. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Company did not recognize any additions to the accrued purchase commitment liability, or any related losses, based on its purchase commitment assessment as there were no significant changes to the assessment factors.
The Company reviews its inventory on hand, including inventory acquired under the purchase commitments, for excess and obsolescence (“E&O”) on a quarterly basis. Any E&O inventory acquired that was previously accounted for as a purchase commitment liability accrual or vendor advance write-down is recorded at zero value. The Company did not acquire such E&O inventory during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023.
Contingencies
The Company is involved in litigation and legal matters from time to time, which have arisen in the normal course of business. The Company accrues an estimated liability for legal contingencies when the Company considers a potential loss probable and can reasonably estimate the amount of the potential loss. Although the ultimate results of these matters are not currently determinable, management does not expect that they will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and comprehensive loss, or statements of cash flows.
On February 16, 2022, a putative class action lawsuit, styled Rose v. Butterfly Network, Inc., et al. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. The claims are against the Company and certain of its directors and previous management as well as members of the board of directors of the Company prior to the completion of the Business Combination, alleging that the defendants made false and misleading statements and/or omissions about its post-Business Combination business and financial prospects. The alleged class consists of all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s stock between January 12, 2021 and November 15, 2021, persons who exchanged Longview shares for the Company’s common stock, and persons who purchased Longview stock pursuant, or traceable to, the Proxy/Registration Statement filed with the SEC on November 27, 2020 or any amendment thereto. The Company intends to vigorously defend against this action. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, together with interest thereon, as well as the costs and expenses of litigation. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in the defense of the litigation or that insurance will be available or adequate to fund any potential settlement or judgment or the litigation costs of the action. The Company is unable to predict the outcome or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss at this time.
On June 21, 2022, a stockholder derivative action, styled Koenig v. Todd M. Fruchterman, et al. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against the Company’s board of directors and the Company as nominal defendant. On November 28, 2023, a stockholder derivative action, styled Bhavsar v. Todd M. Fruchterman, et al. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against the board of directors and the Company as nominal defendant. Both these actions allege violation of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act, as amended, and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, and claims for breach of fiduciary duty, contribution and indemnification, aiding and abetting, and gross mismanagement. The lawsuits are premised upon allegedly inadequate internal controls and purportedly misleading representations regarding the Company’s financial condition, business prospects, and the Company’s November 2021 earnings announcement. The Company intends to vigorously defend against these actions. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, disgorgement, and restitution, together with interest thereon, as well as the costs and expenses of litigation. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in the defense of the litigation or that insurance will be available or adequate to fund any potential settlement or judgment or the litigation costs of the action. The Company is unable to predict the outcome or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss at this time.
In the ongoing civil action styled Sezonov v. Longview Investors LLC, et al., a stockholder is pursuing claims on behalf of a putative class action arising from the Business Combination. The stockholder filed her complaint on December 13, 2023 in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against two entities affiliated with Longview, and four former members of the Longview Board of Directors (including Mr. Robbins, who also is a current member of the Company’s Board of Directors). The complaint asserts claims for breaches of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, civil conspiracy and aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary, and seeks unspecified damages. The case is currently in the discovery phase, and has not yet reached the class certification stage. The Company has produced documents to the plaintiff in the case pursuant to a non-party subpoena. The Company’s understanding is that the defendants in this action intend to continue to vigorously defend the claims pending against them. There is no assurance that the defendants will be successful in the defense of the litigation, or that insurance will be available or adequate to fund any potential settlement or judgment or the litigation costs of the action. In the event that such insurance is not available or adequate, the Company has indemnification obligations to certain defendants in the case that may be implicated later. During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company recognized an
estimated liability of $3.0 million for a loss contingency in connection with this indemnification obligation. The estimated liability is included in accrued liabilities and other current expenses on the consolidated balance sheets, and the estimated loss is included in other on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 27, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 28, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Mar 4, 2024 | |
| 2021 | Feb 28, 2022 | |
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.