Note 13. Commitments and Contingencies

Secured Letters of Credit

The Company has a letter of credit that is related to its Aliso Facility. The letter of credit is secured with an amount of cash held in a restricted account of approximately $3.6 million and $4.5 million as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Beginning May 2022, and on each twelve-month anniversary thereafter, the letter of credit will be reduced by 20% until the letter of credit amount has been reduced to $2.0 million.

Purchase Commitment

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had noncancelable, firm purchase commitments of $8.6 million due beyond one year.

Indemnification

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into agreements that may include indemnification provisions. Pursuant to such agreements, the Company may indemnify, hold harmless and defend the indemnified parties for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party. Some of the provisions will limit losses to those arising from third-party actions. In some cases, the indemnification will continue after the termination of the agreement. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these provisions is not determinable. To date, the Company has not incurred material costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification provisions. The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers that may require it to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers to the fullest extent permitted by corporate law. The Company also has directors’ and officers’ insurance.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 23, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 25, 2025
2023Feb 23, 2024
2022Feb 24, 2023
2021Feb 28, 2022
2020Mar 1, 2021
2019Mar 2, 2020
2018Feb 28, 2019
2017Feb 28, 2018
2016Mar 15, 2017
2015Mar 15, 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.