NOTE 22 – COMMITMENTS

 

The Company, through its SSI-India subsidiary, occupies office, manufacturing, and assembly space in Gurugram, Haryana (India) under a lease agreement entered into in March 2021, with monthly payments of $24,384 plus applicable taxes. This lease expires in March 2030. Effective June 01, 2023, the Company’s SSI-India subsidiary signed another lease agreement to occupy additional space in Gurugram, to further expand its manufacturing and assembly capacity. This lease provides for a monthly payment of $16,144 plus taxes and expires on May 31, 2032, subject to further renewal on mutually acceptable terms. Further effective from August 1, 2024 SSI-India subsidiary signed another lease agreement to occupy additional space in Gurugram, to further expand its operations. This lease provides for a monthly payment of $9,024 plus taxes and expires on July 31, 2030. In August 2023, SSI-India leased a house pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement with Dr. Sudhir Srivastava to provide residential accommodation for Dr Sudhir Srivastava. This lease provides for a monthly payment of $ 17,995 plus taxes.

 

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had committed to spend approximately $27,647 under agreements to purchase property and equipment. This amount is net of capital advances paid which are recognized in consolidated balance sheets as “Capital work in progress” under “Property, plant and equipment.”

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.