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Commitments and Contingencies
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Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

13. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Warranty Liabilities

 

The Company provides a limited warranty on most of the products it sells. The estimated warranty costs associated with products sold through DTC channels are expensed at the time of sale and included in cost of revenues. The estimated warranty return costs associated with products sold through the wholesale channel are recorded at the time of sale and included as an offset to net revenues. Estimates for warranty costs are based on the results of product testing, industry and historical trends and warranty claim rates incurred, and are adjusted for any current or expected trends as appropriate. Actual warranty claim costs could differ from these estimates. The Company regularly assesses and adjusts the estimate of accrued warranty claims by updating claims rates for actual trends and projected claim costs. The Company classifies estimated warranty costs expected to be paid beyond a year as a long-term liability. The Company has accrued $32.7 million and $32.2 million in estimated future warranty costs as of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively.

 

Chief Executive Officer Cash Bonus Award

 

On January 26, 2024, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) approved an amendment to the Chief Executive Officer’s employment agreement. Under the amendment, the Company agreed that, among other things, the Chief Executive Officer will be eligible to earn a cash payment of up to $5.0 million, less tax and other required withholdings, based on the volume weighted average price per share of the Company’s Class A common stock on NASDAQ during the period from March 16, 2026 through June 30, 2026 subject to his continued employment with the Company. The amount earned will be payable in quarterly installments commencing with the first payroll period following June 30, 2026. The Company determined the provisions surrounding the future bonus payment require it to be accounted for as a liability at fair value on the date of the transaction, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings in the period of change. The Company recorded a de minimis compensation expense reduction in its unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. The Company recorded a compensation expense reduction of $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and a $0.2 million compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2024, in its unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations related to the future bonus payment.

 

Senior Leadership Team Special Recognition Bonus

 

On January 26, 2024, the Board unanimously approved a special recognition bonus payment to certain members of the Company’s senior leadership team. The bonus was awarded to incentivize retention and continued engagement with the Company during these challenging times in the bedding industry. Each participant is eligible to earn a special recognition bonus payment equal to 15 months of their regular salary. The special recognition bonus payment is paid as follows, subject to the employee’s continued employment with the Company: 10% was paid in August 2024, 20% was paid in February 2025, and the remaining 70% is to be paid in August 2025. Related to this bonus payment, the Company recorded a $0.8 million compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and $0.9 million and $1.5 million compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, in its unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

Performance Cash Long-Term Incentive Award

 

On June 20, 2024, the Board unanimously approved a performance cash long-term incentive award to those employees eligible to participate in the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan. The incentive award payment is based on a performance goal of the volume weighted average price per share of the Company’s Class A common stock on NASDAQ on March 31, 2027. The Company determined the provisions surrounding the performance cash long-term incentive award require it to be accounted for as a liability at fair value at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings in the period of change. The Company recorded a de minimis amount of compensation expense in the unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024 related to this future award payment.

 

Settlement of Insurance Claim

 

In January 2024, the Company received a $4.3 million payment for partial settlement of a previously filed business interruption claim which was recorded during the first quarter of 2024 as other income, net in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

Rights of Securities Holders

 

On January 23, 2024, in connection with the issuance of the 2024 Warrants, the Company entered into an amended and restated registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with holders of the 2024 Warrants (the “2024 Holders”), providing for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the 2024 Warrants, the shares issuable upon the exercise of the 2024 Warrants and Class A common stock held by the 2024 Holders as of such date (the “2024 Registrable Securities”), subject to customary terms and conditions. The Registration Rights Agreement entitles the 2024 Holders to demand registration of the Registrable Securities and to piggyback on the registration of securities by the Company and other Company security holders. The Company will be responsible for the payment of the 2024 Holders’ expenses in connection with any offering or sale of Registrable Securities by the 2024 Holders, including underwriting discounts or selling commissions, placement agent or broker fees or similar discounts, commissions or fees relating to the sale of certain Registrable Securities. The Registration Rights Agreement provided further that the Company was required to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement to register the resale of the Registrable Securities. The registration statement filed by the Company on March 21, 2024, registering the Registrable Securities, became effective on June 4, 2024.

In connection with the issuance of the 2025 Warrants, on March 12, 2025, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “2025 Registration Rights Agreement”) with CCP, Blackwell, and Coliseum Capital Co-Invest III, L.P., (the “2025 Holders”), providing for the registration under the Securities Act of the 2025 Warrants, the shares issuable upon the exercise of the 2025 Warrants, other warrants held by the 2025 Holders (and shares issuable upon exercise thereof) and the Class A common stock held by the 2025 Holders as of such date (the “2025 Initial Registrable Securities”), subject to customary terms and conditions. The 2025 Registration Rights Agreement entitles the 2025 Holders to demand registration of the 2025 Registrable Securities and also to piggyback on the registration of Company securities by the Company and other Company securityholders. The Company will be responsible for the payment of the 2025 Holders’ expenses in connection with any offering or sale of the 2025 Registrable Securities by the 2025 Holders, including underwriting discounts or selling commissions, placement agent or broker fees or similar discounts, commissions or fees relating to the sale of certain 2025 Registrable Securities.

 

In connection with the issuance of the 2025 Additional Warrants and the SGI Warrants, on May 2, 2025, the Company entered into a Third Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Third Registration Rights Agreement”) with the 2025 Holders and Coliseum Capital Co-Invest III, L.P., and a Registration Rights Agreement (the “SGI Registration Rights Agreement”) with SGI (together with the Second Amendment Term Loan Lenders), providing for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) of the 2025 Additional Warrants and the SGI Warrants, and the shares issuable upon the exercise of such warrants, as well as other warrants held by the 2025 Holders (and shares issuable upon exercise thereof) and the Class A common stock held by the 2025 Holders as of such date (together with the 2025 Initial Registrable Securities, the “2025 Registrable Securities”), subject to customary terms and conditions. The Third Registration Rights Agreement and SGI Registration Rights Agreement entitle the 2025 Holders and SGI to demand registration of the 2025 Registrable Securities. The Registration Rights Agreement and SGI Registration Rights Agreement also entitle the 2025 Holders and SGI to piggyback on the registration of Company securities by the Company and other Company securityholders. The Company will be responsible for the payment of the 2025 Holders’ and SGI’s expenses in connection with any offering or sale of 2025 Registrable Securities by them, including underwriting discounts or selling commissions, placement agent or broker fees or similar discounts, commissions or fees relating to the sale of certain Registrable Securities.

 

The registration statement filed by the Company on May 23, 2025, which registered the 2025 Registrable Securities, was declared effective by the SEC on May 30, 2025.

 

NOL Rights Plan

 

On June 27, 2024, the Board approved the adoption of a limited-duration stockholder rights agreement (the “NOL Rights Plan”) with a stated expiration date of June 30, 2025. The Board approved the NOL Rights Plan to protect stockholder value by attempting to safeguard the Company’s ability to use its June 30, 2024 estimated $238 million of net operating losses (the “Current NOLs”) to reduce potential future federal income tax obligations from becoming substantially limited by future ownership changes in the Company’s common stock under Code Section 382. On October 15, 2024, at a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders ratified the NOL Rights Plan. See Note 15 – Stockholders’ Equity – NOL Rights Plan for further discussion of the NOL Rights Plan. On May 6, 2025, the Board approved the early termination of the NOL Rights Plan, effective May 7, 2025. In conjunction with the termination of the NOL Rights Plan, the Company filed a Certificate of Elimination with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware eliminating the Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock, effective May 7, 2025.

 

 

NOL Protective Charter Amendment

 

To further safeguard the Company’s ability to use its Current NOLs, on July 27, 2024, the Board adopted, and recommended that the Company’s stockholders approve, an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “NOL Protective Charter Amendment”) that adds an additional layer of protection of the Current NOLs until June 30, 2025 by voiding certain transfers of common stock that could result in an ownership change under Code Section 382. At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the NOL Protective Charter Amendment. On May 6, 2025, the Board approved the early termination of the NOL Protective Charter Amendment, effective May 7, 2025. See Note 15 – Stockholders’ Equity – NOL Protective Charter Amendment for further discussion of the NOL Protective Charter Amendment.

 

SGI Commercial Arrangements

 

On May 2, 2025, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Master Retailer Agreement (the “MRA Amendment”) with Mattress Firm, a business unit of SGI, which provides that SGI, through its Mattress Firm stores, will expand its inventory of the Company’s products across its national store network from approximately 5,000 mattress slots to a minimum of 12,000 mattress slots. The agreement includes a $3.5 million fee to be paid by the Company to reimburse Mattress Firm for certain costs in transitioning to the product placement required by the agreement. The fee is accounted for under the provisions of ASC 606—Revenue from Contracts with Customers as consideration payable to a customer as a reduction of revenue over the life of the contract and is included in accrued rebates and allowances on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company recorded $0.2 million as a reduction of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Also on May 2, 2025, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Master Vendor Supply and Services Agreement (the “Sherwood Agreement” and together with the MRA Amendment the “SGI Agreements”) with Tempur Sherwood, LLC, a subsidiary of Tempur Sealy. The Sherwood Agreement provides that Tempur Sherwood, LLC will have the exclusive right to assemble certain product lines that the Company sells to Mattress Firm. The SGI Agreements expire on December 31, 2027.

In connection with the SGI Agreements, the Company issued to SGI the SGI Warrants to purchase 8.0 million shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at a strike price of $1.50 per share. The SGI Warrants include full-ratchet anti-dilution protections, subject to a floor of $0.6979 with respect to adjustments to the exercise price and expire on March 12, 2035. The Company determined the warrants are required to be accounted for as a liability at the fair value of $6.5 million on the date of the transaction (see Note 11 – Warrant Liabilities). The fair value of the warrants on the date of the transaction is accounted for under the provisions of ASC 606—Revenue from Contracts with Customers and deemed to be consideration payable to a customer as a reduction of revenue over the life of the contract. The Company recorded $0.4 million as a reduction of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

 

Non-Income Related Taxes

 

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., No.17-494, reversed a longstanding precedent that remote sellers are not required to collect state and local sales taxes. The Company cannot predict the effect of these and other attempts to impose sales, income or other taxes on e-commerce. The Company currently collects and reports on sales tax in all states in which it does business. However, the application of existing, new or revised taxes on the Company’s business, in particular, sales taxes, value-added tax and similar taxes would likely increase the cost of doing business online and decrease the attractiveness of selling products over the internet. The application of these taxes on the Company’s business could also create significant increases in internal costs necessary to capture data and collect and remit taxes. There have been, and will continue to be, substantial ongoing costs associated with complying with the various indirect tax requirements in the numerous markets in which the Company conducts or will conduct business.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

On December 16, 2022, Purple’s founders filed a complaint against Purple Inc. in the Fourth Judicial District Court in the State of Utah. In that suit, the plaintiffs alleged that they each entered into employment agreements with Purple LLC in February 2018. The plaintiffs contended that certain corporate transactions reduced their “ownership interest and voting power in Purple” and that, as a result, they should have continued to be paid a salary when they retired from Purple LLC. The plaintiffs calculated that they were each owed “no less than $500,000” in unpaid salary. In October 2023, the Court granted Purple Inc.’s motion and ordered that the claims brought by the plaintiffs be dismissed in full, with prejudice. The Court entered a final judgment dismissing the case in January 2024. The plaintiffs have filed an appeal to the Utah Court of Appeals. After oral arguments, on April 3, 2025, the Utah Court of Appeals ordered that the case return to the District Court for further fact finding. Purple Inc. has petitioned the Utah Supreme Court to hear the case and affirm dismissal in full. If a hearing is granted by the Utah Supreme Court, the parties would argue before the Utah Supreme Court in the second half of 2025. The Company maintains insurance to cover the costs of defending against claims of this nature and intends to continue to vigorously defend against these claims in the course of the plaintiffs’ appeal.

 

On April 3, 2023, Purple’s founders filed a complaint against Purple LLC in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The complaint alleges that Purple LLC breached the limited liability company agreement of Purple LLC by failing to pay the full amount of tax distributions owed under the agreement. The plaintiffs seek damages of approximately $3.0 million in allegedly unpaid tax distributions as well as legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with the litigation. On June 13, 2023, Purple LLC filed an answer to the complaint denying the plaintiffs’ allegations, setting forth its affirmative defenses, and requesting dismissal of all claims and entry of judgment in Purple LLC’s favor. A trial date has been set for June 2026. The outcome of the litigation cannot be predicted at this early stage in the proceedings. Purple LLC denies all allegations and intends to vigorously defend against these claims. 

 

On April 16, 2024, Purple’s founders, in their capacity as a former landlord of Purple LLC, brought a lawsuit against Purple LLC, as lessee, for amounts allegedly owed under a real estate lease which the parties terminated effective September 30, 2023. In the suit, the plaintiffs allege approximately $2.5 million in damages, based primarily on a dispute regarding whether Purple LLC left the premises in the condition required by the lease. The plaintiffs further claim approximately $0.8 million in holdover rent, as well as unspecified amounts in interest, late fees, liquidated damages, attorney fees and costs. Purple LLC denies all allegations and intends to vigorously defend against these claims.

On July 24, 2024, a former part-time employee filed a class action lawsuit against Purple LLC in California Superior Court in the County of Alameda alleging failure to pay all wages, failure to pay overtime pay rate, failure to provide all meal periods, and other employment-related causes of action. The suit seeks damages, interest, attorneys’ fees, costs and other relief on behalf of all non-exempt California employees of Purple LLC during the applicable statutory periods. On September 30, 2024, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint adding a claim for penalties under California’s Private Attorneys General Act. Purple LLC and the plaintiffs mediated the claims on May 8, 2025, which resulted in the parties agreeing to a settlement. The settlement agreement is being finalized by the parties, thereafter, the California Superior Court is expected to approve the settlement.

 

On February 10, 2025, a shareholder of the Company filed a class action lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against Purple Inc. and the individual members of the Board alleging that Section 29 of the NOL Rights Plan violates Delaware General Corporate Law Sections 102(b)(7) and 141(a). The suit seeks declaratory relief, attorneys’ fees, costs, and other relief on behalf of the class. The Company denies all allegations and intends to vigorously defend against these claims. 

 

On February 26, 2025, a consumer filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, against Purple LLC alleging website accessibility violations under the ADA and state law. The lawsuit sought declaratory relief, class certification, attorneys’ fees, costs, and other relief on behalf of the class. On May 7, 2025, the company entered into a settlement agreement for the release of all claims by the plaintiff.

 

On April 15, 2025, a consumer filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, against Purple LLC alleging website accessibility violations under the ADA and state law. The lawsuit sought declaratory relief, class certification, attorneys’ fees, costs, and other relief on behalf of the class. On May 7, 2025, the company entered into a settlement agreement for the release of all claims by the plaintiff.

 

The Company and Purple LLC are from time to time involved in various other claims, legal proceedings and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not believe that adverse decisions in any such pending or threatened proceedings, or any amount that the Company might be required to pay by reason thereof, would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or future results of the Company.