COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation risk— From time to time, the Company may become involved in various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Management is of the opinion that the ultimate liability, if any, from these actions will not have a material effect on its financial condition or results of operations. The Company is not currently aware of any indemnification or other claims, except as discussed below and has accrued liabilities related to such obligations in the consolidated financial statements when estimable and probable, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Except as set forth below, the Company and its subsidiaries are not a party to, and their properties are not the subject of, any known material pending legal proceedings.

DCA Litigation

On April 9, 2021, Daiwa Corporate Advisory LLC (“DCA”), filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County. The complaint related to an April 11, 2018 letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) entered into by DCA and Legacy Katapult.

On October 7, 2024, the Company reached a settlement with DCA to resolve any and all disputes that exist between the two parties for total consideration of $3.0 million with half paid on October 11, 2024 and the remainder paid over the next two years. On October 14, 2024, the case was formally discontinued, with prejudice. The Company recognized $0.75 million in estimated loss in accrued litigation settlement liability for the payments that are due within one year from December 31, 2024 and $0.75 million in other liabilities for the installment payments that are due after December 31, 2025 in its consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024. The Company recognized $3.0 million in operating expenses in its consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Shareholder Litigation

On August 27, 2021, a putative class action lawsuit, captioned McIntosh v. Katapult Holdings, Inc., et al, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “New York Action”).

On August 25, 2022, a purported Company stockholder filed a putative class action lawsuit, captioned Saunders v. Einbinder, et al., against directors and officers of FinServ Acquisition Corp. (“FinServ”) and FinServ Holdings LLC in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Delaware Action”).

In December 2023, the Company and the plaintiffs in both the New York and Delaware class action lawsuits entered into mediation in an attempt to resolve the pending litigation. After several rounds of mediated discussions, all parties have accepted the mediator's recommendation to settle the class action lawsuits. Although the settlement negotiations are ongoing, given the status of the settlement discussions, we were required under U.S. GAAP to record a liability related to the potential settlement. Accordingly, the Company recorded a contingent liability of $12,000 in accrued litigation settlement in current liabilities in its consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023. The Company also recorded a $5,000 litigation insurance reimbursement receivable in current assets in its consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023, which the insurer agreed to pay. The Company recorded a $7,000 litigation expense, net in its consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2023, which is net of the $5,000 litigation insurance reimbursement.

On May 20, 2024, the Company reached an agreement in principle to settle the New York Action and Delaware Action for total consideration of $12.0 million, comprised of: (1) a cash component of $8.5 million of which $5,000 was paid by the insurer; and (2) an additional component of $3.5 million comprised of the Company’s common stock (the “Settlement Shares”) and/or cash. On July 3, 2024, the parties executed Stipulations of Settlement. In agreeing to settle, neither the Company nor any of the individual defendants made any admission of liability.

Pursuant to the settlement, on August 7, 2024, the Company paid $1.725 million into an escrow account for the Delaware plaintiffs. On October 10, 2024, the Delaware Court of Chancery approved the settlement of the Delaware Action, dismissing all claims asserted with prejudice. At that time, the Company determined the number of Settlement Shares for the Delaware Action (the “Delaware Settlement Shares”) is 275,845 shares which was calculated by dividing $2.8 million by the volume-weighted average per share price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s common stock for the ten (10) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the hearing held on October 10, 2024 for the final approval for the Delaware Action (the “Delaware Settlement Hearing VWAP”). 167,797 of the Delaware Settlement Shares were released to the Delaware plaintiffs on October 24, 2024. 108,048 of the Delaware Settlement Shares are considered the “Delaware Excess Settlement Shares.” The Company may either deliver the Delaware Excess Settlement Shares or pay in cash the full value of the Delaware Excess Settlement Shares, calculated by multiplying the number of Delaware Excess Settlement Shares by the Delaware Settlement Hearing VWAP. The Delaware Excess Settlement Shares or cash are due in two equal installments to be made on April 10, 2025 and October 10, 2025.

Pursuant to the settlement, on August 20, 2024, the Company paid $1.775 million into an escrow account for the New York plaintiffs. On December 13, 2024, the District Court of the Southern District of New York approved the settlement of the New York Action, dismissing all claims asserted with prejudice. At that time, the Company determined the number of Settlement Shares for the New York Action (the “New York Settlement Shares”) is 103,424 shares which was calculated by dividing $0.725 million by the VWAP of the Company’s common stock for the ten (10) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the hearing held on December 13, 2024 for the final approval for the New York Action (the “New York Settlement Hearing VWAP”). 43,839 of the New York Settlement Shares were released to the New York plaintiffs on December 20, 2024. 59,585 of the New York Settlement Shares are considered the “New York Excess Settlement Shares.” The Company may either deliver the New York Excess Settlement Shares or pay in cash the full value of the New York Excess Settlement Shares, calculated by multiplying the number of New York Excess Settlement Shares by the New York Settlement Hearing VWAP. The New York Excess Settlement Shares or cash are due in two equal installments to be made on June 13, 2025 and December 13, 2025.

The Company recognized $1.45 million in estimated loss in accrued litigation settlement liability for the payments that are due within one year from December 31, 2024.

FlexShopper Litigation

On September 30, 2024, FlexShopper, Inc. (“FlexShopper”) filed a complaint against Katapult in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. The complaint alleges patent infringement and seeks an injunction as well as

damages for alleged lost profits and willfulness. On December 20, 2024, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss all claims. The Company has not recorded any loss contingencies associated with this litigation as loss is not probable and the amount is not reasonably estimable as of December 31, 2024. The Company intends to vigorously defend this case.