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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
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. 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 condensed consolidated financial statements when estimable and probable, as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
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. On June 30, 2025, the Company made its next installment payment for $0.3 million. The Company recognized $0.8 million in estimated loss in accrued litigation settlement liability for the payments that are due within one year from June 30, 2025 and $0.3 million in other liabilities for the installment payments that are due after June 30, 2026 in its condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2025.

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”).

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 $5.0 million 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 $1.7 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 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. On April 10, 2025, the Company delivered 54,024 shares to the Delaware plaintiffs, which represents one-half of the remaining Delaware Excess Settlement Shares and the second equal installment will be made on October 10, 2025.

Pursuant to the settlement, on August 20, 2024, the Company paid $1.8 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 $0.8 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. On June 13, 2025, the Company delivered 29,793 shares to the New York plaintiffs, which represents one-half of the remaining New York Excess Settlement Shares and the second equal installment in cash or shares will be made on December 13, 2025.
The Company recognized a $0.7 million accrued litigation settlement liability for the payments that are due within one year from June 30, 2025.

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 June 30, 2025. The Company intends to vigorously defend this case.