Note 17—Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company may be involved in various legal and regulatory proceedings, lawsuits and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. The amount, if any, of ultimate liability with respect to such matters cannot be determined, but despite the inherent uncertainties of litigation, management believes that the ultimate disposition of any such proceedings and exposure will not have, individually or taken together, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, income, or cash flows of the Company.

Litigation

On June 14, 2024, a purported shareholder of the Company’s Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares (each, as defined hereafter) filed a complaint in a putative class action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (the "District Court”), captioned Roberto Verthelyi v. PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust and PNMAC Capital Management, LLC, Case No. 2:24-cv-05028 (the “Verthelyi Action”). The Verthelyi Action alleges, among other things, that the Company (and its external investment advisor, PCM), committed unlawful and unfair acts in violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law by replacing its floating three-month London Inter-bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") dividend rate for the Series A and Series B Preferred Shares with a fixed rate, in violation of the LIBOR Act, 12 U.S.C. § 5801 et seq., and the LIBOR Rule, 12 C.F.R. § 253 et seq.

The Verthelyi Action seeks injunctive relief requiring the Company to implement SOFR as a replacement to the three-month LIBOR rate and damages for the putative class in the form of restitution, interest, disgorgement and other relief. The Company believes it has interpreted the Articles Supplementary to its Series A and Series B Preferred Shares consistent with their terms and, more specifically, the interest rate fallback provisions contained therein, as applied under the LIBOR Act and the LIBOR rules, and that the Verthelyi Action is without merit.

On August 20, 2024, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss that was denied by the District Court in an order dated February 26, 2025. The Company responded by filing a motion to certify the order denying the motion for interlocutory appeal, and on May 5, 2025, the District Court issued an Order Granting Certification for Interlocutory Appeal and Staying Action. The Company subsequently petitioned the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “Ninth Circuit”) for permission to appeal, and that petition was granted by the Ninth Circuit in an order dated July 17, 2025. The matter remains pending.

While no assurance can be provided as to the ultimate outcome of this claim, the Company and PCM plan to vigorously defend the matter. Pursuant to the terms of the Third Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2020, by and between the Company and PCM, the Company has assumed the defense of PCM in the Verthelyi Action.