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Commitment and Litigation | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Contingencies and Litigation | Contingencies and Litigation As more fully discussed below, the Company is involved in a variety of claims, lawsuits, investigations and proceedings concerning a variety of matters, including: governmental entity contracting, servicing and procurement law; intellectual property law; employment law; commercial and contracts law; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"); and other laws and regulations. The Company determines whether an estimated loss from a contingency should be accrued by assessing whether a loss is deemed probable and can be reasonably estimated. The Company assesses its potential liability by analyzing its litigation and regulatory matters using available information. The Company develops its view on estimated losses in consultation with outside counsel handling its defense in these matters, which involves an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies. Should developments in any of these matters cause a change in the Company's determination as to an unfavorable outcome and result in the need to recognize a material accrual, or should any of these matters result in a final adverse judgment or be settled for significant amounts in excess of any accrual for such matter or matters, this could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, cash flows and financial position in the period or periods in which such change in determination, judgment or settlement occurs. The Company believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters as of September 30, 2025. Litigation is inherently unpredictable, and it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters. Additionally, guarantees, indemnifications and claims arise during the ordinary course of business from relationships with suppliers, customers and non-consolidated affiliates when the Company undertakes an obligation to guarantee the performance of others if specified triggering events occur. Nonperformance under a contract could trigger an obligation of the Company. These potential claims include actions based upon alleged exposures to products, real estate, intellectual property such as patents, environmental matters and other indemnifications. The ultimate effect on future financial results is not subject to reasonable estimation because considerable uncertainty exists as to the outcome of these claims. However, while the ultimate liabilities resulting from such claims may be significant to results of operations in the period recognized, management does not anticipate they will have a material adverse effect on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial position or liquidity. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had accrued its estimate of liability incurred under its indemnification arrangements and guarantees. Litigation Against the Company Skyview Capital LLC and Continuum Global Solutions, LLC v. Conduent Business Services, LLC: On February 3, 2020, plaintiffs Skyview Capital LLC and Continuum Global Solutions LLC (collectively "Skyview") filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York against Conduent Business Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("CBS"). The lawsuit relates to the sale of a portion of CBS's select standalone customer care call center business to plaintiffs, which sale closed in February 2019. Under the terms of the sale agreement, CBS received approximately $23 million in principal amount of promissory notes from plaintiffs (the "Notes"). The lawsuit alleges various causes of action in connection with the acquisition, including: indemnification for breaches of representations and warranties; indemnification for breaches of covenants; and fraud. Plaintiffs alleged that their obligation to mitigate damages and their contractual right of set-off permitted them to withhold and deduct from any amounts that are owed to CBS under the Notes, and plaintiffs sought a judgment that they had no obligation to pay the Notes. On August 20, 2020, CBS filed counterclaims against Skyview seeking the outstanding balance on the Notes, the amounts owed for operating certain Jamaica-based call centers on plaintiffs' behalf pending closing (the "Jamaica Deferred Closing"), other obligations under a transition services agreement and its amendments (the "TSAs"), and late rent payment obligations. CBS also moved to dismiss Skyview’s claims in 2020. In May 2021, the court denied the motion and allowed the claims to proceed. Fact and expert discovery concluded and the parties filed summary judgment motions in July 2023. On December 8, 2023, the court rendered its decision on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, finding there were certain material issues of fact that required trial on Skyview's fraud claim, and also entering partial summary judgment for each side. On January 5, 2024, CBS filed a notice of appeal with the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department ("Appellate Division") with respect to the portion of the ruling that did not grant the summary judgment motion of CBS in its entirety and that granted certain limited relief in favor of Skyview. On January 23, 2024, Skyview filed its own notice of appeal, challenging the decision granting a portion of CBS’s counterclaims. In July 2024, Skyview informed CBS of its intention to sell a portion of its call center business. The parties reached an agreement on August 8, 2024, under which, contemporaneously with the closing of such a transaction, Skyview would pay the outstanding principal plus interest due on the outstanding Notes, fully discharging Skyview's obligations under the Notes, and would pay certain of CBS's litigation costs. On September 24, 2024, Skyview and the buyer announced a signed and binding asset purchase agreement. Following regulatory review, the transaction closed in December 2024, at which point Skyview paid CBS approximately $33 million, representing all outstanding principal and interest due on the Notes and reimbursement of certain litigation costs. As a result, CBS dismissed its two counterclaims related to the Notes. In May 2025, the Appellate Division heard arguments on the parties’ 2024 cross-appeals and issued a ruling in June 2025, finding predominantly in CBS’s favor. Specifically, the Appellate Division reversed the trial court’s denial of summary judgment as to Skyview’s fraud claim and dismissed such claim in its entirety (along with Skyview’s request for punitive damages). In addition, the Appellate Division reversed the grant of summary judgment to Skyview on its breach of contract claim, finding there to be issues of fact for trial. No trial date has yet been set. With respect to CBS’s counterclaims, the Appellate Division (i) affirmed the grant of summary judgment on the counterclaims concerning the TSAs and late rent payment amounts and (ii) instructed the trial court to hold a hearing to resolve the final amount owed by Skyview to CBS on the Jamaica Deferred Closing counterclaim. The Appellate Division further found that the maximum amount that Skyview would have been entitled to set off against its liability on the Notes was $5 million (the limit set forth in the sale agreement). The trial court accordingly entered judgment on the TSA and late rent payment counterclaims on June 23, 2025, with final entry by the County Clerk on August 20, 2025. On July 3, 2025, Skyview filed a motion to reargue the Appellate Division’s decision and, alternatively, for leave to appeal to the New York Court of Appeals. This motion was denied on September 4, 2025. Conduent is in the process of seeking to collect on the judgment and continuing to pursue the amount owed by Skyview to CBS on the Jamaica Deferred Closing counterclaim. CBS continues to deny all of plaintiffs' allegations, believes that it has strong defenses to all of plaintiffs’ claims, and will continue to defend the litigation vigorously. The Company is not able to determine or predict the ultimate outcome of this proceeding or reasonably provide an estimate or range of estimates of the possible outcome or loss, if any, in excess of currently recorded reserves. Other Contingencies Certain contracts, primarily in the Company's Government and Transportation segments, require the Company to provide a surety bond or a letter of credit as a guarantee of performance. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had $546 million of outstanding surety bonds issued to secure its performance of contractual obligations with its clients, and $131 million of outstanding letters of credit issued to secure the Company's performance of contractual obligations to its clients as well as other corporate obligations. In general, the Company would only be liable for these guarantees in the event of default in the Company's performance of its obligations under each contract. The Company believes it has sufficient capacity in the surety markets and liquidity from its cash flow and its various credit arrangements to allow it to respond to future requests for proposals that require such credit support.

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