Note 4 — Commitments and contingencies

 

Manufacturing Commitment

 

On June 28, 2022, Eureka and the Company entered into the License Agreement under which Eureka granted to the Company a license under certain intellectual property controlled by Eureka for exploitation by the Company in the Company’s territory under the License Agreement (the “Licensed Territory”). Estrella’s supply of clinical quantities of the licensed products and final filled and finished (including packaged) drug product form of the licensed products for development and commercialization purposes, both in the Licensed Territory and elsewhere, are to be manufactured either by Eureka, its affiliate or a third party contract manufacturer. Refer to Note 5.

 

Registration Rights

 

In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreements entered into with the Selling Stockholders on or about May 30, 2025 and June 1, 2025, the Company agreed to file a registration statement to register the resale of the Shares of Common Stock purchased by the Selling Stockholders (refer to Note 7). The Company also agreed to register the resale of any additional shares of Common Stock, or “True-Up Securities,” that may be issuable pursuant to the true-up mechanism in such agreements. The Company agreed to cause such registration statement to be declared effective, which occurred on January 23, 2026.

 

Contingencies

 

From time to time, the Company is or may be party to certain legal proceedings, as well as certain asserted and un-asserted claims. Amounts accrued, as well as the total amount of reasonably possible losses with respect to such matters, individually and in the aggregate, are not deemed to be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In some instances, the Company may be required to indemnify its licensors for the costs associated with any such adversarial proceedings or litigation. Third parties may assert infringement claims against the Company, its licensors or its strategic collaborators based on existing patents or patents that may be granted in the future, regardless of their merit. There is a risk that third parties may choose to engage in litigation or other adversarial proceedings with the Company, its licensors or its strategic collaborators to enforce or otherwise assert their patent rights.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 18, 2026Showing above
2024Sep 27, 2024
2022Mar 14, 2023
2021Mar 29, 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.