Note 13. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

Our lease obligation consists of a 99-year lease, entered into by one of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, for approximately four acres of land in the Dominican Republic on which the Company’s principal production facility is located. The lease commenced on April 26, 1993 and expires in 2092.

Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, accrued expenses and operating lease liabilities, non-current on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

For the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 cash payments against operating lease liabilities totaled $87,000 and $86,000, respectively.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases was as follows:

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The following is a schedule, by years, of maturities of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2026 (in thousands):

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Operating lease expense totaled approximately $124,000 for both the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

Litigation

On August 29, 2023, a purported class action, brought on behalf of a putative class who acquired publicly traded NAPCO securities between November 7, 2022 and August 18, 2023, was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against the Company, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (now Founder and Executive Chairman) (the “former CEO”), and its former Chief Financial Officer (who is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer) (the “current CEO”). The action, captioned Zornberg v. NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. et al., asserted claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with statements made in the Company’s quarterly reports and earnings releases during the period of November 7, 2022 through May 8, 2023. A lead plaintiff was appointed in November 2023 and lead plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint on February 16, 2024. The Amended Complaint added claims under Sections 11, 12, and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with the secondary public offering in February 2023. These additional claims were brought against the Defendants named in the initial complaint, as well as the directors who allegedly signed the offering materials, and the underwriters for the offering. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint on April 26, 2024. On April 11, 2025, the Court granted in part and denied in part the motion to dismiss. The Section 11 and Section 12 claims brought against the individual Defendants were dismissed; the remaining claims survived the motion to dismiss. On May 12, 2025, Defendants filed Answers to the Amended Complaint. On September 29, 2025, Plaintiffs moved for class certification of both the Exchange Act and remaining Securities Act claims. On October 17, 2025, pursuant to a joint letter and stipulation filed by all the parties, the Court dismissed the Securities Act claims with prejudice and certified a class with respect to the

Exchange Act claims. On February 9, 2026, a Second Amended Complaint was filed that added additional allegations but did not modify the claims brought against Defendants. On April 15, 2026, Defendants and Plaintiffs filed letters requesting a pre-motion conference regarding Defendants’ proposed motion for summary judgment and Plaintiffs’ proposed partial motion for summary judgment, respectively, which the Court scheduled for May 5, 2026. On May 1, 2026, the parties reached a settlement in principle to resolve all remaining claims. On August 25, 2026, the parties executed a settlement agreement and Plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement and approval of notice by the class. The Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement on September 9, 2026.  A final approval hearing will be held on December 17, 2026. The Company accrued a liability of $16 million in the third quarter of Fiscal 2026 with respect to this litigation. During the quarter ending September 30, 2026, the Company made a payment of $15 million in accordance with the settlement agreement and recognized a benefit of $1 million for the difference between the litigation settlement costs accrued and what was paid by the Company.

On November 26, 2024, a putative derivative lawsuit captioned Minzer v. Soloway, et al., Case No. 2024-1218, was filed in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware against the Company’s former CEO, the current CEO, and certain current and former directors. The Company is a “Nominal Defendant” in the lawsuit. After the Company and the individual Defendants moved to dismiss or stay the action, the Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint on June 12, 2025. The Amended Complaint alleges, among other things, that the individual Defendants breached their fiduciary duties and aided and abetted breach of fiduciary duties by allowing the Company to remain with ineffective internal controls over financial reporting and inventory and by allowing for the dissemination of false and misleading financial information in public filings. The Amended Complaint also brings breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment claims in connection with stock sales by the Company’s former CEO and its current CEO and seeks indemnity and contribution. The Company’s status as a “Nominal Defendant” in the action reflects the fact that the lawsuit is maintained by the named Plaintiff on behalf of the Company and that the Plaintiff seeks damages on the Company’s behalf. Defendants filed a second motion to dismiss or stay the case on August 22, 2025. On May 7, 2026, the motion to stay was denied and the motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part, with four current and former directors being dismissed from the action; and certain claims against the former CEO and his wife, the current CEO, and the Chair of the Audit Committee remaining. On June 30, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed a special litigation committee (the “SLC”) to investigate the claims asserted in the action. On August 4, 2026, the parties and the SLC entered into a stipulation requesting the Court stay the action for 180 days pending the SLC’s investigation and the Court subsequently so-ordered the 180-day stay. The SLC’s investigation is ongoing.

On April 25, 2025, a purported class action, brought on behalf of a putative class who acquired publicly traded NAPCO securities between February 5, 2024 and February 3, 2025, was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against the Company, its former CEO, and its former Chief Financial Officer (the current CEO). The action, captioned Patel v. NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. et al., asserts securities fraud claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with statements made in quarterly earnings releases and calls during the period of February 5, 2024 through February 3, 2025. On March 10, 2026, the Court appointed Co-Lead Plaintiffs. On April 24, 2026, the Court approved the parties’ proposed case management schedule. On May 11, 2026, Co-Lead Plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint. On July 13, 2026, Defendants filed a letter requesting a pre-motion conference regarding Defendants’ proposed motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint. On July 20, 2026, Co-Lead Plaintiffs filed a letter opposing Defendants’ request for a pre-motion conference and proposed motion to dismiss. On October 13, 2026, the Court denied Defendants’ motion for a pre-motion conference and set a briefing schedule for Defendants’ motion to dismiss.  The Company believes it has meritorious defenses and intends to vigorously defend against the Action.

With respect to all litigation and related matters, the Company records a liability when the Company believes it is probable that a liability has been incurred, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. As of the end of the period covered by this report, due to the stage of the cases the Company is not able to estimate any range of potential loss related to these matters and has not recorded any liability other than the settlement described above. It is possible that the Company could be required to pay damages (in excess of insurance coverages), incur other costs or establish accruals in amounts that could not be reasonably estimated as of the end of the period covered by this report.

IEEPA Tariff Refunds

On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that certain tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) were invalid, and in March 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade further ruled that importers that paid such tariffs are due refunds. On April 20, 2026, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched a process for submitting IEEPA refund claims and subsequently, we submitted refund claims. We applied a gain contingency model in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies, and account for refunds when the amounts are collected as a reduction of cost of revenue on the condensed

consolidated statements of operations. Additionally, interest associated with refunds is accounted for as interest income on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Although we may be entitled to additional refunds of previously paid IEEPA tariffs, the amount and timing of any such refunds remain uncertain. Following these rulings, new tariffs under other laws and imports from more countries were imposed, in addition to existing non-IEEPA tariffs.

Employment Agreements

As of September 30, 2026, The Company is obligated under two employment agreements. The employment agreements are with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President (“CEO”) and the Company’s Founder and Executive Chairman (“Founder”).

The employment agreement with the CEO provides for an annual salary of $900,000 and for annual cash performance bonus targeted at 50% of base salary, in addition to being eligible for an annual equity award targeted at 50% of base salary.

The employment agreement with the Founder provides for an annual salary of $800,000 and for annual cash performance bonus targeted at 50% of base salary, in addition to being eligible for an annual equity award targeted at 50% of base salary.

The employment agreements for both the CEO and Founder provide for severance upon a termination without cause or a resignation for good reason, equal to two times their base salary and target bonus amount which is conditioned upon a standard release of claims. Both executives are subject to restrictive covenant obligations, including non-competition and non-solicitation obligations.