Coherus Oncology, Inc. Commitments Disclosure
9. | Commitments and Contingencies |
The Company entered into agreements with certain vendors to secure raw materials and certain CMOs to manufacture its supply of products. As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s non-cancelable purchase commitments under the terms of its agreements are $8.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2026.
In connection with the divestiture of the UDENYCA Business, the Company retained certain contractual obligations related to inventory replacement under a legacy customer agreement. Pursuant to the terms of that agreement, the Company may be required to reimburse Accord for the cost of replacing certain inventory in specified circumstances. The Company’s maximum potential exposure under this obligation is approximately $5.9 million. As of December 31, 2025, no amounts have been recorded in the consolidated financial statements related to this matter, as the likelihood of incurring a loss is not considered probable. The Company will continue to evaluate this matter each reporting period and record a liability if and when it becomes probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
Guarantees and Indemnifications
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties and provide for general indemnifications. The Company’s exposure under these agreements is unknown because it involves claims that may be made against the Company in the future but have not yet been made. To date, the Company has not paid any claims or been required to defend any action related to its indemnification obligations. However, the Company may record charges in the future
as a result of these indemnification obligations. The Company assesses the likelihood of any adverse judgments or related claims, as well as ranges of probable losses. In the cases where the Company believes that a reasonably possible or probable loss exists, it will disclose the facts and circumstances of the claims, including an estimate range, if possible.
Legal Proceedings and Other Claims
The Company is a party to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary, routine course of business and that have not been fully resolved. The outcome of such legal proceedings and claims is inherently uncertain. Accruals are recognized for such legal proceedings and claims to the extent that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable. The best estimate of a loss within a range is accrued; however, if no estimate in the range is better than any other, then the minimum amount in the range is accrued. If it’s determined that a material loss is reasonably possible and the loss or range of loss can be estimated, the possible loss is disclosed. Sometimes it is not possible to determine the outcome of these matters or, unless otherwise noted, the outcome (including in excess of any accrual) is not expected to be material, and the maximum potential exposure or the range of possible loss cannot be reasonably estimated.
In late April of 2022, the Company received a demand letter from Zinc Health Services, LLC (“Zinc”) asserting that Zinc was entitled to approximately $14.0 million from the Company for claims related to certain sales of UDENYCA from October 2020 through December 2021. No legal proceeding has been filed in connection with the claims in the letter. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had recorded $6.4 million in accrued rebates, fees, and reserves on the consolidated balance sheets associated with this matter. With the statute of limitations now expired, no liability related to these claims was recorded as of December 31, 2025. Loss contingencies are inherently unpredictable, the assessment is highly subjective and requires judgments about future events and unfavorable developments or resolutions can occur. The Company regularly reviews litigation matters to determine whether its accrual is adequate. The amount of ultimate loss may differ materially from the Company’s estimates.
Other than the matter in connection with the demand letter described in this Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies, there are no pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, or that any of the Company or its subsidiaries' property is subject.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 9, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 17, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 6, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 23, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 27, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Mar 8, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Mar 14, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Feb 29, 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.