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Commitments and Contingencies | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies (a) Legal Proceedings and Other Matters Former CEO Related Matters On March 12, 2024, we terminated Ken Peterman, our President and CEO at the time, for Cause pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement dated September 12, 2022 (the “Employment Agreement”). On November 21, 2024 (as amended on December 31, 2024), Mr. Peterman filed a claim with the American Arbitration Association, alleging that Comtech materially breached the Employment Agreement in the termination for Cause and that the termination was a retaliation for whistleblowing by Mr. Peterman in connection with certain of our prior financial and accounting practices. Mr. Peterman claims he is owed direct contractual damages in an amount in excess of $6,000,000 and consequential damages for injury to his professional reputation in excess of $35,000,000. We believe Mr. Peterman's claims are entirely without merit and will defend ourselves vigorously in the matter. We filed a Counterclaim against Mr. Peterman alleging that his misconduct and attempts to conceal the same constituted a breach of his fiduciary duties. Mr. Peterman later filed a separate administrative complaint with the Department of Labor (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) making similar allegations and claiming that we retaliated against him in violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We independently investigated, with the assistance of an outside advisor, Mr. Peterman's allegations that he was a whistleblower and determined that such allegations were not substantiated. The U.S. Department of Labor dismissed Mr. Peterman’s administrative complaint on or about April 22, 2025. The appeal period has now expired. Nevertheless, on July 18, 2025, Peterman filed a complaint in the USDC Southern District of New York, largely reciting the same claims he included in the prior Sarbanes-Oxley complaint. We promptly informed Peterman’s attorney that the suit was frivolous and sought leave of the Court to seek dismissal. Peterman’s counsel responded by withdrawing the lawsuit on September 5, 2025. Separately, on December 11, 2024, Mr. Peterman was indicted by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and arrested on charges of insider trading and securities fraud. He was also charged with similar allegations by the SEC in a civil lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of New York the same day. We are not named as a defendant in either proceeding. U.S. Export Matter In late 2023, we initiated an export compliance review pertaining to certain variants of our modems and determined that we potentially violated U.S. export compliance laws. Upon learning of the potential violations and due to our commitment to comply with global export compliance laws, we immediately and voluntarily initiated a historical review of our exports of the associated products, as well as related documentation submitted to export control authorities. Based on such review, in February and June 2024, we voluntarily disclosed to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) a potential misclassification of certain exports under an EAR classification and promptly sought export licenses under the more restrictive ITAR classification for future exports pending the outcome of the matter. At that time, we concluded that the likelihood of a loss contingency associated with such potential violations was remote. While our review is ongoing, we estimate there were approximately 70 exports for which export licenses were not obtained, with an estimated total transaction value of less than $2,000,000. Our review efforts to date indicate that the countries exported to were: the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Singapore, India, Germany, Australia, Hungary, Spain, Denmark, South Korea, Greece, Indonesia, Philippines and New Zealand. DDTC may choose to close the matter without penalty or to impose penalties on us in connection with the above-referenced shipments. Penalties, if imposed, can be the greater of twice the amount of the transaction that is the basis for the violation, or $1,271,078 per violation, with discretionary adjustment downward by the DDTC for voluntary disclosure and other positive mitigating factors. On May 22, 2025, DDTC issued a Request for Information, to which we replied. The DDTC investigation remains pending, however, in light of this request, we reevaluated our prior assessment of loss contingencies associated with this matter and determined that we may no longer conclude that the likelihood of a loss contingency is remote. Rather, it is now reasonably possible that a loss contingency (e.g., monetary penalties) exists related to this matter. Such penalties, if any, are not currently estimable by us given the early stage of our review, as well as that of the DDTC, and multiple positive mitigating factors that could affect the ultimate outcome, including but not limited to: the voluntary nature of our disclosure; our historical compliance record; the number of exports involved; the parties to whom the units were shipped; and the nature of the potential violation(s). In parallel, we submitted a Classification Jurisdiction ("CJ") request to DDTC on July 30, 2025, in support of its initial classifications of the exports under investigation. The CJ remains pending. Based on such determination, we have not accrued for any loss contingencies related to this matter as of July 31, 2025. Other Matters In the ordinary course of business, we include indemnification provisions in certain of our customer contracts to indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse such customers for certain losses, including but not limited to losses related to third-party claims of intellectual property infringement arising from the customer’s use of our products or services. We may also, from time to time, receive indemnification requests from customers related to third-party claims that 911 calls were improperly routed during an emergency. We evaluate such claims as and when they arise. We do not always agree with customers that they are entitled to indemnification and in such cases reject their claims. Despite maintaining that we have properly carried out our duties, we may seek coverage under our various insurance policies; however, we cannot be sure that we will be able to maintain or obtain insurance coverage at acceptable costs or in sufficient amounts or that our insurer will not disclaim coverage as to such claims. Accordingly, pending or future claims asserted against us by a party that we are obligated to indemnify could result in legal costs and damages that could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. There are also certain other pending and threatened legal actions which arise in the normal course of business. Although the ultimate outcome of these matters is difficult to accurately predict, we believe that the outcome of these other matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations. (b) Employment Change of Control and Indemnification Agreements We have entered into employment and/or change of control agreements, as well as indemnification agreements with certain of our executive officers and certain key employees. All of these agreements may require payments by us, in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, a change in control of the Company or termination of the employee.

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