XCF Global, Inc. Commitments Disclosure
NOTE 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Matters
The Company is periodically involved in litigation claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Legal fees and other costs associated with such actions are expensed as incurred. In addition, the Company assesses, in conjunction with its legal counsel, the need to record a liability for litigation and contingencies. The Company reserves costs relating to these matters when a loss is probable, and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
In March 2024, Polaris Processing, LLC (“Polaris”) filed an arbitration demand against New Rise Reno related to unpaid invoices and alleged violations of a non-solicitation provision under an Operations and Maintenance Services Agreement. In April 2024, the parties entered into a settlement agreement under which New Rise Reno agreed to pay Polaris $1,700,000.
Subsequent to making the settlement payments through outside legal counsel, New Rise Reno was informed that approximately $950,000 of the payments had not been received by Polaris and were misdirected due to a cybersecurity incident affecting outside legal counsel. New Rise Reno’s legal counsel is in the process of pursuing insurance recovery for the misdirected funds. However, New Rise Reno remains obligated to Polaris for the unpaid amount. In October 2024, Polaris filed a complaint seeking summary judgment for the unpaid amount.
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded a liability of $950,000 within accrued expenses and other current liabilities and a corresponding other receivable of $ for the amount expected to be recovered from New Rise Reno’s legal counsel. This matter is expected to be resolved within the next twelve months.
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.