Commitments and Contingencies |
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Apr. 04, 2025 | |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Commitments and Contingencies | Note 10: Commitments and Contingencies Environmental Contingencies The Company has encountered and dealt with a number of environmental issues over time relating to the various locations where it conducts its operations and has incurred certain costs related to clean-up activities and environmental remediation efforts. In certain instances, the Company has been indemnified for such costs, often from third parties who were the prior owners of such facilities. Any costs to the Company in connection with such environmental matters have generally not been, and based on the information available, are not expected to be material. Financing Contingencies In the ordinary course of business, the Company provides standby letters of credit or other guarantee instruments to certain parties initiated by either the Company or its subsidiaries, as required for transactions, including, but not limited to, material purchase commitments, agreements to mitigate collection risk, leases, utilities arrangements and/or customs guarantees. The Revolving Credit Facility includes $25.0 million available for the issuance of letters of credit, of which $0.9 million was outstanding as of April 4, 2025, which reduced the borrowing capacity under such facility. As of April 4, 2025, the Company also had outstanding guarantees and letters of credit outside of its Revolving Credit Facility totaling $6.8 million. As part of obtaining financing in the ordinary course of business, the Company issued guarantees related to certain of its subsidiaries, which totaled $0.9 million as of April 4, 2025. Based on historical experience and information currently available, the Company believes that it will not be required to make payments under the standby letters of credit or guarantee arrangements for the foreseeable future. Indemnification Contingencies The Company is a party to a variety of agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, including acquisition agreements, pursuant to which it may be obligated to indemnify the other parties for certain liabilities that arise out of or relate to the subject matter of the agreements. Some of the agreements entered into by the Company require it to indemnify the other party against losses due to IP infringement, property damage (including environmental contamination), personal injury, failure to comply with applicable laws, the Company’s negligence or willful misconduct or breach of representations and warranties and covenants related to such matters as title to sold assets. In the case of certain acquisition agreements, these agreements may require us to maintain such indemnification provisions for the acquiree’s directors, officers and other employees and agents, in certain cases for a number of years following the acquisition. While the Company’s future obligations under certain agreements may contain limitations on liability for indemnification, other agreements do not contain such limitations and under such agreements it is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments due to the conditional nature of the Company’s obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by the Company under any of these indemnities have not had a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Additionally, the Company does not believe that any amounts that it may be required to pay under these indemnities in the future will be material to the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. Legal Matters The Company is currently involved in a variety of legal matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. Based on information currently available, the Company is not involved in any pending or threatened legal proceedings that it believes could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. However, the litigation process is inherently uncertain, and the Company cannot guarantee that the outcome of any litigation matter will be favorable to the Company. Securities Class Action And Derivative Litigation Concerning the Company's SiC Business On December 13, 2023, a putative class action captioned Hubacek v. On Semiconductor Corp., et al., Case No. 1:23-cv-01429 (D. Del.), was filed by an alleged stockholder of the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against the Company and certain of its officers. This action was transferred to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in March of 2024. The initial complaint asserted claims for alleged violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The initial complaint alleged that the defendants made misleading statements regarding the Company's SiC business. An amended complaint was filed on May 31, 2024. The amended complaint again asserts claims for alleged violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The plaintiff seeks a ruling that this case may proceed as a class action, and seeks damages, attorneys’ fees and costs. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint on July 30, 2024. Upon reviewing the Company’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint, plaintiff deemed it necessary to further amend their complaint. On September 6, 2024, plaintiff filed their second amended complaint. The Company filed a motion to dismiss this second amended complaint on October 10, 2024. Full briefing for this motion to dismiss the second amended complaint was completed on December 20, 2024. Oral arguments for this Motion to Dismiss are scheduled to be heard by the court on June 26, 2025. The Company believes that it has strong legal defenses to the claims asserted in plaintiff’s second amended complaint. On January 3, 2024, a purported stockholder derivative action captioned Silva v. El-Khoury, et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-00007 (D. Del.), was filed by a purported stockholder of the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. On February 12, 2024, a purported stockholder derivative action captioned Smalley et al. v. El-Khoury et al. Case No. 1:24-cv-00183 (D. Del.), was filed by a purported stockholder of the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Both aforementioned derivative actions, Silva and Smalley, were voluntarily dismissed without prejudice on April 15, 2024. On February 28, 2024, a purported stockholder derivative action captioned Mumme et al. v. El-Khoury et al. Case No. CV2024-003974 (D. AZ.), was filed by a purported stockholder of the Company in the Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Maricopa and on March 15, 2024, a purported stockholder derivative action captioned Chan et al. v. Abe et al. Case No. 2:24-cv-00552 (D. AZ.), was filed by a purported stockholder of the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. The allegations in these derivative complaints are substantially similar to the allegations in the securities class action complaint discussed above. The derivative suits purport to assert claims (1) on behalf of the Company against certain of its officers for contribution under the federal securities laws and (2) against all of the defendants for breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, and waste. The plaintiffs seek an award of damages, pre-judgment interest, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, and other costs and expenses related to the litigation. The Company believes that the plaintiffs lack standing to assert claims on the Company’s behalf. These two pending derivative actions, Mumme and Chan, were stayed by court order, pending the resolution of Hubacek v. On Semiconductor Corp. Intellectual Property Matters The Company faces risk of exposure from claims of infringement of the IP rights of others. In the ordinary course of business, the Company receives letters asserting that the Company’s products or components breach another party’s rights. Such letters may request royalty payments from the Company, that the Company cease and desist using certain IP, and/or request other remedies.
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