Commitments and Contingencies
Employment Agreements
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had a severance agreement for one Executive Vice President that provides for severance equal to 9 months of current salary, and also provides for severance equal to 12 months of current salary, if the Executive officer is terminated within 12 months of a change of control.

Legal Matters
Patriot does not have any pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation, incidental to its business, to which Patriot is a party or any of its property is subject. Management is of the opinion that the ultimate disposition of these routine legal matters will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity of Patriot.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 31, 2026Showing above
2024Apr 15, 2025
2023Apr 1, 2024
2022Mar 29, 2023
2021Mar 24, 2022
2020Mar 30, 2021
2019Apr 29, 2020
2018Apr 1, 2019
2017Mar 30, 2018
2016Mar 31, 2017
2015Mar 31, 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.