15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases—The Company leases office facilities over various terms expiring through 2040. Certain of these operating leases contain rent escalation clauses. The Company also has office equipment leases that expire through 2045 (Note 7 and 13).

Other CommitmentsThe Company has commitments under the 2025 Credit Facility, its Aircraft Loan, its equipment line of credit and its lease obligations (Note 7 and 13). The Company has entered into a purchase contract to purchase a total of $4.9 million of equipment over the course of 7 years that commenced on July 1, 2024, subject to a minimum spending requirement per year, measured from the commencement date and each anniversary thereof. The minimum spend requirement is $0.2 million, $0.4 million, and $0.9 million for 2025, 2026, and 2027, respectively, with the remainder subject to mutual agreement after the first three years. Amounts purchased for the year ended December 31, 2025 were $0.7 million.

Contingencies—The Company is subject to purchase price contingencies related to earn-outs associated with certain acquisitions (Note 8 and 14).

Legal—In the normal course of business, the Company is at times subject to pending and threatened legal actions. In management’s opinion, any potential loss resulting from the resolution of these matters is not expected to have a material effect on the consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows of the Company.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 26, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 3, 2025
2023Feb 29, 2024
2022Mar 1, 2023
2021Mar 1, 2022
2020Mar 24, 2021

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.