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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

11. Commitments and Contingencies

Contract Obligations

As of September 30, 2025, the Company had outstanding total non-cancelable purchase obligations of $4.0 million for general purchases and other programs and $2.6 million for manufacture and supply of roxadustat. The Company expects to fulfill its commitments under these agreements in the normal course of business, and as such, no liability has been recorded.

In addition, see Note 8, Liability Related to Sale of Future Revenues for details of the related obligations.

Legal Proceedings and Other Matters

From time to time, the Company is a party to various legal actions, both inside and outside the U.S., arising in the ordinary course of its business or otherwise. The Company accrues amounts, to the extent they can be reasonably estimated, that the Company believes will result in a probable loss (including, among other things, probable settlement value) to adequately address any liabilities related to legal proceedings and other loss contingencies. A loss or a range of loss is disclosed when it is reasonably possible that a material loss will incur and can be estimated, or when it is reasonably possible that the amount of a loss, when material, will exceed the recorded provision. The Company did not have any material accruals for any active legal action, in its condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2025.

Between April 2021 and May 2021, five putative securities class action complaints were filed against FibroGen and certain of its former executive officers in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. On October 17, 2023, the parties reached an agreement in principle to settle the class action at $28.5 million. The Court approved the settlement Plan of Allocation on May 28, 2024 and Plaintiffs’ motion for attorney’s fees on August 1, 2024. The court entered a class distribution order on January 1, 2025 and the amount was fully distributed during the first quarter of 2025. The settlement was fully covered by insurance.

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company received a subpoena from the SEC requesting documents related to roxadustat’s pooled cardiovascular safety data. The SEC followed up with a subpoena for additional documents in the second quarter of 2024. In May 2025, the Company entered into a settlement with the SEC. As part of the settlement, and without admitting or denying the findings in the settlement offer or administrative order to be issued by the SEC, the Company agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty. In September 2025, the agreement was approved by the Commission.

Between 2022 and 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors received seven litigation demands from purported shareholders of the Company, asking the Board of Directors to investigate and take action against certain current and former officers and directors of the Company for alleged wrongdoing based on the same allegations in the derivative and securities class action lawsuits. The litigation demands have been withdrawn.

Indemnification Agreements

The Company enters into standard indemnification arrangements in the ordinary course of business, including for example, service, manufacturing and collaboration agreements. Pursuant to these arrangements, the Company indemnifies, holds harmless, and agrees to reimburse the indemnified parties for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party, including in connection with intellectual property infringement claims by any third party with respect to its technology. The term of these indemnification agreements is generally perpetual any time after the execution of the agreement. The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers that may require the Company to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers to the extent permissible under applicable law. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these arrangements is not determinable.