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Commitments and Contingencies | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 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 not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in our condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 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 material pending legal proceedings. DCA Litigation On April 9, 2021, Daiwa Corporate Advisory LLC (“DCA”), filed a complaint filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County. The complaint relates to an April 11, 2018 letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) entered into by DCA and Legacy Katapult. Among other things, DCA alleges that Katapult breached its obligations to (i) provide DCA a right of first refusal to act as the “exclusive financial advisor” with respect to the 2020 sales transaction and the 2020 PIPE transaction, (ii) pay DCA fees in connection with such advisory roles, and (iii) pay a $100 termination fee when it terminated the Letter Agreement. DCA seeks damages in an amount to be determined by trial and seeks attorneys’ fees and costs, an award of pre- and- post -judgment interest, and such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper. On September 12, 2022, DCA filed a motion seeking summary judgment as to its claims, and on September 13, 2022, the Company filed a motion seeking summary judgment as to DCA’s first cause of action. The parties subsequently filed opposition and reply briefs and unsuccessfully attempted to resolve the matter via mediation. On September 6, 2023, the Court issued its decision and order on the motions, granting in part each party’s motion. It found that (1) Katapult breached its obligation to offer DCA the opportunity to act as its advisor on the 2020 sale transaction but that a triable question of fact remains regarding the damages, if any, caused by the breach (2) Katapult did not breach the contract with respect to its failure to offer DCA the opportunity to act as its advisor on the 2020 PIPE transaction; and (3) a triable question of fact remains regarding whether Katapult breached any obligations regarding the termination fee. This matter is scheduled for trial in September 2024. The Company intends to vigorously defend against the claims in this action. 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 operative second amended complaint was filed on November 4, 2022 against Katapult Holdings, Inc., three current and former Company officers, and two FinServ officers. The second amended complaint alleges violations of Sections 10(b), 14(a), and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and seeks an unspecified amount of damages on behalf of persons and entities that (a) beneficially owned and/or held FinServ common stock as of the close of business on May 11, 2021 and were eligible to vote at FinServ’s June 7, 2021 special meeting (the “FinServ Putative Class”); or (b) purchased or otherwise acquired Katapult securities between June 15, 2021 and August 9, 2021, inclusive (the “Katapult Putative Class”). On May 26, 2022, the Court appointed a lead plaintiff, but on August 8, 2023, the court dismissed the Katapult Putative Class’s claims which were under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) and dismissed two current and former Company officers from the case. The Court declined to dismiss certain of the FinServ Putative Class’s claims under Sections 14(a) and 20(a). The Company and the remaining defendants intend to vigorously defend against the claims in this 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 operative amended complaint was filed on January 27, 2023, alleging that defendants breached their fiduciary duties by making false and misleading disclosures to induce FinServ stockholders to approve FinServ’s merger with Katapult. On March 13, 2023, the Court granted the parties’ stipulation to dismiss FinServ Holdings LLC from the case and amended the caption as In re FinServ Acquisition Corp. SPAC Litigation. In December 2023, the Company and the plaintiffs in both the New York and Delaware class action lawsuits began mediation to reach a resolution to the pending lawsuits and all parties have accepted the mediator's recommendation to settle the class action lawsuits. Given the status of the settlement talks, consistent with U.S. GAAP, the Company accrued a contingent liability of $12,000 in accrued litigation settlement in its condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023. The Company also recorded a $5,000 litigation insurance reimbursement receivable in its condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023. These amounts are included in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2024. 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. The settlement, if any, may be satisfied in a combination of cash and shares.

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