KURA SUSHI USA, INC. Commitments Disclosure

Note 11—Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Obligations

We enter into various purchase obligations in the ordinary course of business, generally of a short-term nature. As of August 31, 2025, we had an aggregate of approximately $17.2 million in contractual obligations which consisted of $9.8 million related to the construction of new restaurants and $7.4 million in purchase commitments for food related to restaurant operations.

Legal Matters

On January 19, 2024, two former employees initiated arbitration against the Company. Subsequently, on February 26, 2024, three additional former employees initiated a separate arbitration against the Company. Both sets of claimants alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and violations of certain Washington, D.C. wage laws. In both arbitrations, claimants purported to raise collective claims on behalf of other similarly situated employees and former employees. In August 2024, the Company settled the claims with these five former employees, as well as 58 other current and former employees asserting similar claims (some under the laws of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Massachusetts), for approximately $3.9 million. Subsequently, other current and former employees had asserted claims under the FLSA and applicable state laws (including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts) through counsel. In October 2024, the Company agreed to settle those claims for approximately $1.2 million.

The Company expensed $5.1 million related to these matters within general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) and paid $3.9 million during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2024. The Company paid the remaining accrued liability of $1.2 million related to these matters in October 2024. In February 2025, the Company agreed to settle additional claims for approximately $2.1 million, which was paid in March 2025.

On December 9, 2024, a former employee filed a putative class action complaint in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, against the Company alleging certain violations of California labor laws. The complaint alleges various wage and hour violations under the California Labor Code and related statutes. Plaintiff has also served a Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) notice for the same alleged wage and hour violations. The Company will continue to vigorously defend its position in this matter. The Company is currently unable to estimate the range of possible losses associated with this proceeding.

The Company is involved from time to time in various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business, including but not limited to commercial disputes, environmental matters, employee related claims, intellectual property disputes and litigation in connection with transactions including acquisitions and divestitures. In the opinion of management, the Company does not believe that such litigation, claims, and administrative proceedings, excluding the putative class action matter referenced above, will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, a significant increase in the number of these claims or an increase in amounts owing under successful claims, including the putative class action referenced above, could materially and adversely affect its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company records a liability when a loss is considered probable, and the amount can be reasonably estimated.