Commitments and Contingencies
Capital commitments
At December 31, 2025, the Company had capital expenditure commitments of $2.2 million (2024: $0.5 million and 2023: $2.3 million) for the acquisition of new plant and equipment.
Committed banking facilities
The Company had committed banking facilities of $125.0 million at December 31, 2025 and $125.0 million at December 31, 2024. Of these committed facilities, $15.3 million was drawn at December 31, 2025 and $17.2 million at December 31, 2024. The Company also had an additional $25.0 million of uncommitted facilities through an accordion provision at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
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| Uncommitted Facilities |
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
| Facility | Drawn | Facility | Drawn |
| Bond and Guarantees | $ | 0.7 | | $ | 0.2 | | $ | 0.6 | | $ | 0.2 | |
| Letters of Credit | 6.0 | | 3.5 | | 4.0 | | 2.8 | |
| Overdraft | 8.0 | | — | | 7.8 | | 3.1 | |
| Accordion | 25.0 | | — | | 25.0 | | — | |
| $ | 39.7 | | $ | 3.7 | | $ | 37.4 | | $ | 6.1 | |
Additionally, the Company has various uncommitted transitional banking and foreign exchange lines available for day-to-day operational purposes.
Contingencies
In December 2023, it was established that any potential liability arising from the lawsuits and reasonable defense costs related to the previously disclosed US Ecology case are covered by insurance. The Company recognized $7.7 million in the twelve months of 2024, in relation to recovery of these costs previously incurred by the Company. $5.8 million cash was received in 2024 with a further $1.9 million received in 2025.
In January 2025, a final settlement was agreed upon related to the US Ecology case which was covered in full by the Company's insurance policy, with payment made in February 2025. As a result, the Company recorded a liability for the settlement in other current liabilities and recognized a gain contingency related to the insurance payout receivable in accounts and other receivables as at December 31, 2024, nil at December 31, 2025.
In April 2025, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a Preliminary Evaluation to investigate allegations of compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel leaks in certain CNG fuel systems, equipped with certain Luxfer Type 4 CNG fuel containers. Luxfer is fully co-operating with this Preliminary Evaluation, which has a range of potential outcomes, and at this stage Luxfer is not able to estimate the potential financial impact. Luxfer does not believe that this alleged issue poses an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety.
In July 2025, in accordance with the Luxfer Graphic Arts sale agreement, the Company has fully indemnified the purchaser for certain identified environmental matters relating to the Madison Illinois site, which we estimate will cost approximately $1.0 million to close out. A provision for these obligations has been recognized and is included within other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Additionally, we have provided indemnification for any unidentified environmental matters that may have occurred between 2003 (the year of the original acquisition by Luxfer) and July 2025, capped at $10.0 million and / or 5 years.
Also, in 2025, the Company recognized a provision of $3.1 million in relation to dilapidation obligations associated with the former Superform U.K. site sold in 2021, for which the Group remains a guarantor under the relevant lease arrangements following disposal of the business. The obligation reflects management’s best estimate of the costs required to settle the remaining property reinstatement and exit obligations.