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Commitments and contingencies
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Commitments and contingencies  
Commitments and contingencies

14Commitments and contingencies

In the course of its business, the Company enters as a licensee into contracts with other parties regarding the development and marketing of its pipeline products. Among other payment obligations, the Company is obligated to pay royalties to the licensors based on future sales levels and milestone payments whenever specified development, regulatory and commercial milestones are met. As both future sales levels and the timing and achievement of milestones are uncertain, the financial effect of these agreements cannot be reliably estimated. The Company also has obligations to make future payments that become due and payable upon the collection of milestone payments from CSL Behring. The achievement and timing of these milestones are not fixed or determinable.

Legal Proceedings

On February 10, 2026, a class action complaint captioned Christopher Scocco v. uniQure N.V., et al., Case No. 1:26-cv-01124, was filed against the Company, certain of its executive officers and another party (collectively, “Defendants”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint purported to assert claims pursuant to Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, on behalf of a putative class of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s ordinary shares between September 24, 2025 and October 31, 2025 (the “putative Class Period”). The plaintiff sought to recover damages allegedly caused by purported false and misleading statements and omissions with respect to the Company’s Phase I/II study of AMT-130 and the timing of the potential Biologics License Application filing for AMT-130.

On April 13, 2026, the court appointed the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System as lead plaintiff (the “Lead Plaintiff”).

On July 15, 2026, the Lead Plaintiff filed an amended complaint. Like the earlier-filed complaint, the amended complaint purports to assert claims pursuant to Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5, on behalf of a putative class of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s ordinary shares during the putative Class Period. Lead Plaintiff seeks unspecified damages allegedly caused by purported false and misleading statements and omissions with respect to the import and viability of data from the Company’s Phase I/II study of AMT-130 and available pathways to regulatory approval. Defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint is currently due September 14, 2026. Management intends to vigorously defend against the claims in this action.

At each reporting date, the Company evaluates whether or not a potential loss amount or a potential range of loss is probable and reasonably estimable under the provisions of the authoritative guidance that addresses accounting for contingencies. The Company has not recorded any liability for any portion of this matter because the Company believes that liability is not probable and reasonably estimable at this time.