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Commitment and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
17. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may become involved in various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, that, by their nature, are inherently unpredictable. Regardless of outcome, litigation and other legal proceedings can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.
On May 7, 2024, a putative class action relating to the Merger of Legacy BlackSky on September 9, 2021 with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Osprey was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The action was captioned Drulias v. Osprey Sponsor II, LLC, et al. (“Drulias”) (Del. Ch. 2024). The Drulias complaint asserted breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment claims against the former directors of Osprey (the “Osprey Board”); the former officers of Osprey; and Osprey Sponsor II, LLC (the “Sponsor”); and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty claims against HEPCO Capital Management, LLC; JANA Partners LLC; and a director of Legacy BlackSky. The Drulias complaint sought, among other things, damages and attorneys’ fees and costs. The terms of the Merger required the Company to indemnify the directors of Osprey.
On May 8, 2024, a putative class action relating to the Merger was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The action was captioned Cheriyala v. Osprey Sponsor II, LLC (“Cheriyala”) (Del. Ch. 2024). The Cheriyala complaint asserted breach of fiduciary duty claims against the former directors of the Osprey Board, the former officers of Osprey, and the Sponsor; aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty claims against BlackSky Holdings, Inc. and certain directors and officers of Legacy BlackSky; and unjust enrichment claims against an Osprey director. The Cheriyala complaint sought, among other things, damages and attorneys’ fees and costs.
The Court of Chancery granted Drulias’ motion to (i) consolidate the Drulias and Cheriyala actions, and (ii) appoint Drulias as lead plaintiff, and Drulias’ counsel as lead counsel, in the consolidated action. On April 15, 2025, Drulias sought to withdraw as the lead plaintiff. That same day, Patrick Plumley (“Plumley”) moved to intervene as a plaintiff in the consolidated action. The Court of Chancery granted Cheriyala’s and Plumley’s stipulation to (i) permit Drulias to withdraw as the lead plaintiff, (ii) permit Plumley to intervene as a plaintiff, and (iii) appoint Cheriyala and Plumley as co-lead plaintiffs, and Cheriyala’s and Plumley’s counsel as co-lead counsel, in the consolidated action.
The parties attended private mediation on September 9, 2025. The parties thereafter reached an agreement on a stipulation of settlement memorializing the terms of the settlement, which was filed with the Court of Chancery on January 7, 2026 (the “Settlement”). In the Settlement, the parties agreed, among other things, that (i) the consolidated actions would be dismissed with prejudice, (ii) the defendants and the Company would be released from claims asserted in the consolidated actions or that could have been asserted in the actions relating to, among other things, the Merger, and (iii) in exchange, members of the class would be paid settlement consideration of $7.5 million, $7.4 million of which was funded from insurance proceeds pursuant to a plan of allocation set forth in the stipulation.

See Note 10—“Other Current Liabilities” of the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on the Settlement. A hearing with the Court of Chancery to consider approval of the Settlement and related matters was held on April 17, 2026. During the hearing, the Court (i) certified the consolidated actions as class actions, (ii) approved the Settlement, including the plan of allocation, (iii)
approved an award of fees and expenses to plaintiffs’ counsel payable out of the settlement fund, and (iv) approved the payment of an incentive fee to plaintiffs. The Court of Chancery entered its final judgment on April 21, 2026. The costs of this case, including the pending Settlement, have been substantially funded from insurance proceeds and are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's operations or financial condition. See Note 7—“Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets” of the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on the insurance proceeds.