Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Commitments and Contingencies	Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies *License Agreement* The patented technology underlying 374Water’s supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) units, which was developed principally through the efforts of Messrs. Nagar and Deshusses at the facilities of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (“Duke”), where Dr. Deshusses is a professor. The SCWO technology is licensed to 374Water pursuant to a worldwide license agreement with Duke executed on April 16, 2021 (the “License Agreement”). In connection with the License Agreement, 374Water also executed an equity transfer Agreement with Duke pursuant to which Duke received a small number of common stock in the Company (See Note 5). Under the terms of the License Agreement, the Company is required to make royalty payments based on a percentage of licensed product sales, as defined in the License Agreement which is triggered by the sale of licensed products. Further, the Company is also required to pay royalties on a percentage of sublicensing fees. The Company will reimburse Duke for any ongoing patent expenses incurred. At March 31, 2025, the Company has not incurred any expenses in connection with this License Agreement. The Company may terminate the license agreement anytime by providing Duke 60 days’ written notice. *Legal Settlement* On November 4, 2024, our former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board filed a complaint against the Company alleging unpaid wages and a bonus. Management and the board of directors, in consultation with its attorneys, have estimated a potential loss associated with this complaint of approximately $335,000. At December 31, 2024, we established an accrual for legal settlement of this amount as presented on the consolidated balance sheet. This legal matter was officially settled on April 2, 2025 for the amount accrued. We have agreed to pay $110,000 of the settlement within ten calendar days of certain conditions being met by the plaintiff, as defined in the settlement agreement, with the remaining settlement being paid in equal statements through December 31, 2025. As of the date of this filling, we have paid the agreed upon $110,000 as all plaintiff conditions were met. We note that in the ordinary course of business we may be the subject of, or party to, various pending or threatened legal actions which could result in a material adverse outcome for which the related damages may not be estimable. We do not believe any legal action would have a significant impact on the financials other than the matter disclosed above. However, there is inherent uncertainty regarding such matters.

Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies

License Agreement

The patented technology underlying 374Water’s supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) units, which was developed principally through the efforts of Messrs. Nagar and Deshusses at the facilities of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (“Duke”), where Dr. Deshusses is a professor. The SCWO technology is licensed to 374Water pursuant to a worldwide license agreement with Duke executed on April 16, 2021 (the “License Agreement”). In connection with the License Agreement, 374Water also executed an equity transfer Agreement with Duke pursuant to which Duke received a small number of common stock in the Company (See Note 5). Under the terms of the License Agreement, the Company is required to make royalty payments based on a percentage of licensed product sales, as defined in the License Agreement which is triggered by the sale of licensed products. Further, the Company is also required to pay royalties on a percentage of sublicensing fees. The Company will reimburse Duke for any ongoing patent expenses incurred. At March 31, 2025, the Company has not incurred any expenses in connection with this License Agreement. The Company may terminate the license agreement anytime by providing Duke 60 days’ written notice.

Legal Settlement

On November 4, 2024, our former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board filed a complaint against the Company alleging unpaid wages and a bonus. Management and the board of directors, in consultation with its attorneys, have estimated a potential loss associated with this complaint of approximately $335,000. At December 31, 2024, we established an accrual for legal settlement of this amount as presented on the consolidated balance sheet. This legal matter was officially settled on April 2, 2025 for the amount accrued. We have agreed to pay $110,000 of the settlement within ten calendar days of certain conditions being met by the plaintiff, as defined in the settlement agreement, with the remaining settlement being paid in equal statements through December 31, 2025. As of the date of this filling, we have paid the agreed upon $110,000 as all plaintiff conditions were met.

We note that in the ordinary course of business we may be the subject of, or party to, various pending or threatened legal actions which could result in a material adverse outcome for which the related damages may not be estimable. We do not believe any legal action would have a significant impact on the financials other than the matter disclosed above. However, there is inherent uncertainty regarding such matters.