NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2026
1. Organization and Business
BlackSky Technology Inc. (“BlackSky” or the “Company”), headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, is a space technology company that delivers real-time imagery, analytics and high-frequency monitoring along with solutions that allow customers the ability to acquire, own, and operate their own customized satellite(s) and space-to-ground system(s). The Company owns and operates an advanced purpose-built commercial, real-time intelligence system that combines the power of the BlackSky Spectra tasking and analytics software platform and the Company's proprietary high-resolution low earth orbit (“LEO”) small satellite constellation. The constellation is optimized to cost-efficiently capture imagery at high revisit rates where and when customers need it. The BlackSky Spectra software platform processes millions of observations a day by integrating data from the Company's proprietary satellite constellation and from other third-party sensors such as synthetic aperture radar and radio frequency satellites, millions of GPS-enabled terrestrial data sources and Internet of Things (“IoT”) connected devices. BlackSky Spectra applies advanced, proprietary artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning (“ML”) techniques to process, analyze, and transform these raw feeds into actionable intelligence via alerts, information, and insights. Customers can access BlackSky Spectra's software platform and its data and analytics through easy-to-use web services or through platform application programming interfaces. BlackSky delivers a comprehensive suite of space-based intelligence products and services through three integrated revenue streams—space-based intelligence & AI services, mission solutions, and advanced technology programs.
2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Preparation
The Company has prepared its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for certain financial assets and liabilities, including derivative financial instruments, that are stated at fair value. Unless otherwise indicated, amounts presented in the Notes pertain to the Company’s continuing operations.
Effective January 1, 2025, the Company reclassified its captions on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss to better align with the Company’s increasing portfolio of mission solutions product offerings and advanced technology program service offerings. Revenue and costs that were previously classified as imagery & software analytical services are now classified as space-based intelligence & AI services. Professional & engineering services are now either classified as mission solutions if they are related to the Company's product offerings or advanced technology programs if they are related to the Company's service offerings. As a result, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, the amounts presented have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
In addition, certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingencies at the reporting date, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions the Company
may undertake in the future. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates. Significant estimates made by the Company include, but are not limited to, revenue and associated cost recognition, the collectability of accounts receivable, the recoverability and useful lives of intangible assets and property and equipment, the valuation of equity warrants and warrant liabilities, fair value estimates, the recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets, the provision for income taxes, the incremental borrowing rate to measure the operating lease right of use assets, the effective interest rate of the vendor financing agreement, the capitalization of interest, stock-based compensation, and the obsolescence of satellite work in process and inventory.
Investments
The Company invests in short-term investments, which generally consist of A-1, or higher, rated corporate debt and governmental securities. The investments are classified as held-to-maturity and have a stated maturity date of one year or less from the balance sheet date. Any investments with original maturities less than three months are considered cash equivalents.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s short-term investments had a carrying value, representing amortized cost, of $76.1 million and $82.0 million, respectively, and an aggregate fair value, representing a Level 1 measurement based off of the fair value hierarchy, of $76.1 million and $82.1 million, respectively.
Inventories
Inventories are production costs associated with anticipated future revenue contracts. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had $6.2 million of work in process inventory. Inventories are stated on a consistent basis at the lower of historical cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value is determined as the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The Company estimates future sales and will write down excess inventories as needed. The Company had a reserve of $0 for inventory as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. The Company’s estimates of future sales are based on confirmed and expected customer contracts. The carrying values of inventories approximated their fair values as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company accounts for certain assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
The process for analyzing the fair value measurement of certain financial instruments on a recurring, or non-recurring, basis includes significant judgment and estimates of inputs including, but not limited to, share price, volatility, discount for lack of marketability, application of an appropriate discount rate, and probability of liquidating events. The Company utilizes the market valuation methodology and specific option pricing methodology, such as the Monte Carlo simulation, to value its more complex financial instruments, whereas the Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to value standard common stock warrants and common stock options.
The framework for measuring fair value specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company's assumptions. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement).
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 Inputs. Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.
Level 2 Inputs. Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 Inputs. Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the Company’s own assumptions on what assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.
Revenue Recognition
The Company generates revenue from the sale of space-based intelligence & AI services, mission solutions, and advanced technology programs. Revenue generated from space-based intelligence & AI services and advanced technology programs is classified as service revenue and revenue generated from mission solutions is classified as product revenue. Space-based intelligence & AI services revenue is primarily generated from subscription contracts with domestic and international government agencies and includes imagery, data, software, and analytics. This revenue is primarily recognized from services rendered under non-cancellable subscription order agreements or, in limited circumstances, variable not-to-exceed purchase orders. Mission solutions revenue is generated from cost-plus contracts and firm fixed price long-term engineering and development contracts. Advanced technology programs revenue is primarily generated from cost-plus contracts, time and materials basis contracts and firm-fixed price service solutions contracts.
In accordance with Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606”), the Company uses the five-step model of identifying the contract with a customer, identifying the performance obligations contained in a contract, determining the transaction price, allocating the transaction price, and determining when performance obligations are satisfied. Application of this model requires the application of significant judgment, as further discussed below.
Revenue is measured as the fair value of consideration received or receivable and net of discounts. The Company applies a policy election to exclude transaction taxes collected from customer sales when the tax is both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction. The Company estimates any variable consideration, and whether the transaction price is constrained, upon execution of each contract. Variable consideration is estimated as the most likely amount that is dependent upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of a future event. We continually review, and may reassess, the transaction price based on forecasted service level provisions within a limited amount of our customer purchase orders, costs incurred to date and historical experience. As a result, we may update our estimated constraints on revenue, which are generally provided on a prospective basis. The Company did not have any active contracts with significant variable consideration as of March 31, 2026.
Space-Based Intelligence and AI Services Revenue
Space-based intelligence & AI services revenue include imagery delivered from the Company’s proprietary satellite constellation and BlackSky Spectra software platform and, in limited cases, imagery directly uploaded to certain customers. Customers can directly task the Company's proprietary satellite constellation to collect and deliver imagery over specific locations, sites and regions that are critical to their operations. The Company offers customers several service level subscription options that include on-demand tasking or multi-year assured access programs. Assured access customers can secure priority access and imaging capacity at a premium over a region of interest on a take or pay basis. Imagery revenue is recognized over the subscription period based on the promise to continuously provide contractual satellite capacity for tasked imagery or analytics at the discretion of the customer. These products, based on the context of the contract, are capable of being distinct performance obligations.
The Company leverages proprietary AI and ML algorithms to analyze data coming from both the Company’s proprietary sensor network and third-party space and terrestrial sources to provide hard-to-get data, insights, and analytics for customers. The Company continues to integrate and enhance its offerings by
performing contract development, while retaining the intellectual property rights. The Company also offers services related to object, change and anomaly detection, site monitoring, and enhanced analytics services that can detect key pattern of life changes in critical locations such as ports, airports, and construction sites; retail activity; commodities stockpiles; and other sites that contain critical commodities and supply chain inventory.
The Company's analytics services are also offered on a similar subscription basis and provide customers with access to the Company's site monitoring, event monitoring and global data services. Analogous with the recognition of revenue for imagery, software analytical services revenue is recognized ratably over the subscription period.
Mission Solutions Revenue
The Company provides mission solutions, which develop and deliver customized advanced satellite and payload systems for a limited number of customers, leveraging the Company’s capabilities in mission systems engineering and operations. These offerings furnish government customers with an end-to-end pathway to customized sovereign space-based intelligence capabilities, enabling nations to accelerate the development, launch, and operation of their own space programs with full autonomy and control, ground station operations, and software and systems development. Mission solutions revenue is generated from cost-plus contracts and firm fixed price long-term engineering and development contracts. Mission Solutions is often purchased in conjunction with our imagery and analytics to address interim or additional capacity or capability needs, or coupled with our advanced technology programs to further optimize a customer’s experience.
Advanced Technology Programs Revenue
The Company offers various advanced technology programs, including technology enabled professional service solutions to support customer-specific software development requests, integration, testing, and training. These services, based on the context of the contract, are capable of being distinct performance obligations.
Advanced technology programs revenue is generated from cost-plus contracts, time and materials basis contracts and firm-fixed price service solutions contracts. For contracts structured as cost-plus or on a time and materials basis, the Company recognizes revenue based on the right-to-invoice practical expedient, as the Company is contractually able to invoice the customer based on the control transferred to the customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the Company’s performance completed to date.
Estimate at Completion ("EAC") Adjustments
For firm fixed price mission solutions and advanced technology programs contracts, the Company recognizes revenue over time using the cost to cost input method to measure progress to complete the performance obligation. A performance obligation's EAC includes all direct costs such as labor, fringe, materials, subcontract costs and overhead. The Company uses significant judgment to estimate total costs at completion on a performance obligation by performance obligation basis including, but not limited to, labor productivity, program schedule, technical risk analysis, complexity, scope of the work and identified risks. Due to the continuous nature of the work, as well as when a change in circumstances warrants a modification, the EAC is reviewed and may result in cumulative changes to the contract profit. The Company recognizes changes in estimated contract sales or costs and the resulting changes in contract profit on a cumulative basis in the period in which the change is identified. If, at any time, the estimate of contract profitability indicates a probable anticipated loss on a contract, the Company recognizes the total loss as and when known. The following table presents the effect of aggregate net EAC adjustments on the Company's contracts:
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Revenue | | | | | | $ | (145) | | | $ | (206) | |
Basic and diluted net loss per share | | | | | | $ | 0.00 | | | $ | (0.01) | |
Costs and Expenses
Space-based intelligence & AI services costs primarily include cloud computing and hosting services, internal labor to support the ground station network and space operations, and third-party data and imagery. Mission solutions costs primarily include the cost of direct materials to build and test specific components, such as the communications system, payloads, and sensor integration, as well as internal labor for design and engineering in support of long-term development contracts for customized customer satellites and payload systems. The Company also recognizes internal labor costs and external subcontract labor costs for its customer-centric software products. Advanced technology programs costs primarily include the cost of internal labor for service solutions that enhance customer adoption and operational integration of our technology.
Additionally, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for those employees who provide direct labor to support the Company's product and service offerings.
Sponsor Shares
On September 9, 2021, BlackSky's predecessor company, Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. (“Osprey”), completed its merger (the “Merger”) with Osprey Technology Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Osprey, and BlackSky Holdings, Inc. Osprey pre-Merger Class B common shares were exchanged for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (the "Sponsor Shares") upon completion of the Merger. The Company accounted for the Sponsor Shares in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40, under which the Sponsor Shares did not meet the criteria for equity treatment and were recorded as derivative liabilities in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026. The Sponsor Shares are adjusted to fair value at each reporting period and any net gains or losses in the change in fair value are recognized in (loss) gain on derivatives in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Stock-Based Compensation
Restricted Stock Units
The Company grants restricted stock units ("RSUs") to certain employees, for which the grant date fair value is equal to the fair value of the Class A common stock on the date of grant. The Company uses the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) trading price as the fair value of the Class A common stock for valuation purposes. For all awards where vesting is only subject to a service condition, including those subject to graded vesting, the Company has elected to use the straight-line method to recognize the fair value as compensation cost over the requisite service period. Expense related to stock-based payments is classified in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss based upon the classification of each employee's cash compensation.
Stock Options
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value all options, including stock options and options issued under the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"), and the straight-line method to recognize the fair value as compensation cost over the requisite service period. The fair value of each option is estimated as of the date of grant. The Company did not grant any stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
3. Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”)
Accounting Standards Recently Issued But Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03 Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. ASU 2024-03 requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. ASU 2024-03 will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and will be applied on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. The Company is evaluating the disclosure impact of ASU 2024-03; however, it is not expected that the standard will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06 Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. ASU 2025-06 amends certain aspects of the accounting for and disclosure of software costs, primarily modernizing the guidance to reflect the software development approaches currently used. ASU 2025-06 will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. The Company is in the early stages of evaluating the adoption impact and cannot yet reasonably estimate the impact to the consolidated financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-11 Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements. ASU 2025-11 clarifies the applicability of Topic 270 and the form and content of interim financial statements. In addition, ASU 2025-11 requires entities to disclose material events occurring since the last annual reporting period. ASU 2025-11 will be effective for interim periods beginning January 1, 2028, and can be applied on a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company is in the early stages of evaluating the adoption impact and cannot yet reasonably estimate the impact to the consolidated financial statements.
4. Segment Information
The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) as defined under GAAP, who is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, has determined the allocation of resources and assessed performance based upon the consolidated results of the Company. The CODM has utilized consolidated net loss to assess financial performance and allocate resources. Accordingly, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company was deemed to be comprised of only one operating segment and one reportable segment. This segment, which comprised the continuing operations of the Company’s single operating and reportable segment, provided space-based intelligence products and services through three integrated revenue streams—space-based intelligence & AI services, mission solutions, and advanced technology programs—along with related costs, primarily consisting of cloud computing and hosting services, direct materials to build and test specific components, and internal labor for service solutions that enhance customer adoption and operational integration of the Company's technology.
The following table presents selected financial information with respect to the Company’s single reportable segment for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
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Revenue | | | | | | | |
Space-based intelligence & AI services | | | | | $ | 16,519 | | | $ | 16,829 | |
Mission solutions | | | | | 2,009 | | | 9,842 | |
Advanced technology programs | | | | | 2,246 | | | 2,873 | |
Total revenue | | | | | 20,774 | | | 29,544 | |
Costs and expenses | | | | | | | |
Space-based intelligence & AI services direct labor costs | | | | | 1,828 | | | 552 | |
Space-based intelligence & AI services direct materials costs | | | | | 3,096 | | | 3,266 | |
Mission solutions direct labor costs | | | | | 707 | | | 347 | |
Mission solutions direct materials costs | | | | | 509 | | | 6,500 | |
Advanced technology programs direct labor costs | | | | | 1,081 | | | 1,819 | |
Advanced technology programs direct materials costs | | | | | 111 | | | 116 | |
Salaries and benefit costs | | | | | 11,739 | | | 11,703 | |
Stock-based compensation expense(1) | | | | | 3,927 | | | 2,757 | |
Other segment items(2) | | | | | 7,066 | | | 7,227 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | | | 9,247 | | | 7,236 | |
Loss (gain) on derivatives | | | | | 8,217 | | | (1,901) | |
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Interest income | | | | | (1,024) | | | (573) | |
Interest expense | | | | | 3,932 | | | 3,343 | |
Other expense (income), net | | | | | 1 | | | (65) | |
Income tax expense | | | | | — | | | 30 | |
Net loss | | | | | $ | (29,663) | | | $ | (12,813) | |
(1) Relates to stock-based compensation expense within selling, general, and administrative costs.
(2) Other segment items included in net loss primarily includes selling, general, and administrative costs and research and development costs.
As of March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company's segment assets, which are equal to the Company's consolidated assets on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, are owned and operated by United States entities and are classified within the United States. See Note 5—“Revenue” for additional information about revenue by geographic region.
5. Revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company generates revenue from the sale of space-based intelligence & AI services, mission solutions, and advanced technology programs, primarily to domestic and international government agencies. The
approximate revenue based on the geographic location of end customers was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
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| | | | Three Months Ended March 31, |
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United States | | | | | | $ | 9,790 | | | $ | 11,820 | |
Rest of world | | | | | | 10,984 | | | 17,724 | |
Total revenue | | | | | | $ | 20,774 | | | $ | 29,544 | |
The Company has a concentration of contractual revenue arrangements with the U.S. federal government and agencies as well as with international governments. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the rest of world had one and two countries, respectively, that generated 10% or more of the Company's total revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company had the following customers whose revenue balances individually represented 10% or more of the Company’s total revenue:
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Customer | | Geographic Area(1) | | | | | | 2026 | | 2025 |
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U.S. federal government and agencies | | United States | | | | | | 45% | | 40% |
Customer B | | Rest of world | | | | | | 22% | | 15% |
Customer C | | Rest of world | | | | | | * | | 33% |
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* Revenue from these customers were less than 10% of total revenue during the period.
(1) Each customer whose revenue balances balance individually represented 10% or more of the Company’s total revenue relates to a unique country.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had the following customers whose accounts receivable balances individually represented 10% or more of the Company’s total accounts receivable:
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Customer | | Geographic Area(1) | | | | | | 2026 | | 2025 |
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Customer D | | Rest of world | | | | | | 65% | | 50% |
Customer E | | Rest of world | | | | | | 12% | | 11% |
(1) Each customer whose accounts receivable balance individually represented 10% or more of the Company’s total accounts receivable relates to a unique country.
Revenue from categories of end customers for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was as follows:
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| | | | Three Months Ended March 31, |
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U.S. federal government and agencies | | | | | | $ | 9,245 | | | $ | 11,687 | |
International governments | | | | | | 10,704 | | | 17,126 | |
Commercial and other | | | | | | 825 | | | 731 | |
Total revenue | | | | | | $ | 20,774 | | | $ | 29,544 | |
Backlog
Backlog represents the future sales the Company expects to recognize on firm orders it receives and is equivalent to the Company’s remaining performance obligations at the end of each period. It comprises both funded backlog (firm orders for which funding is authorized and appropriated) and unfunded backlog. The Company's backlog excludes unexercised contract options. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $351.6 million of backlog, which represents the transaction price of executed contracts less inception to date revenue recognized. The Company expects to recognize revenue relating to its backlog, a portion of which is recorded in deferred revenue in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, of $69.3 million, $55.3 million, and $227.0 million in the nine months ending December 31, 2026, fiscal year 2027, and thereafter, respectively.
6. Contract Assets and Liabilities
The components of contract assets and contract liabilities consisted of the following:
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| March 31, | | December 31, |
| 2026 | | 2025 |
| (in thousands) |
Contract assets - current: | | | |
Unbilled revenue | $ | 24,168 | | | $ | 28,595 | |
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Total contract assets - current | $ | 24,168 | | | $ | 28,595 | |
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Contract assets - long-term: | | | |
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Other contract assets - long-term | 636 | | | 680 | |
Total contract assets - long-term(1) | $ | 636 | | | $ | 680 | |
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Contract liabilities - current: | | | |
Deferred revenue - current | $ | 19,859 | | | $ | 20,518 | |
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Total contract liabilities - current | $ | 19,859 | | | $ | 20,518 | |
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Contract liabilities - long-term: | | | |
Deferred revenue - long-term | $ | 7,032 | | | $ | 9,948 | |
Other contract liabilities - long-term | 558 | | | 555 | |
Total contract liabilities - long-term(2) | $ | 7,590 | | | $ | 10,503 | |
(1) Total contract assets - long term is included in other assets in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(2) Total contract liabilities - long term is included in other liabilities in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Contract liabilities include payments received and billings made in advance of the satisfaction of performance obligations under a contract and are realized when the associated revenue is recognized under a contract. Contract assets include unbilled revenue, which is the amount of revenue recognized in excess of the amount billed to customers, where the rights to payment are not just subject to the passage of time; and costs incurred incremental to the contract to fulfill contract obligations. Other contract assets and other contract liabilities primarily relate to contract commissions on customer contracts.
Changes in short-term and long-term contract assets and contract liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were as follows:
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| Contract Assets | | Contract Liabilities |
| (in thousands) |
Balance as of January 1, 2026 | $ | 29,275 | | | $ | 31,021 | |
Billings or revenue recognized that was included in the beginning balance | (8,325) | | | (1,705) | |
Changes in contract assets or contract liabilities, net of reclassification to receivables | 4,287 | | | (1,626) | |
Cumulative catch-up adjustment arising from changes in estimates to complete during the year | (389) | | | (244) | |
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Changes in costs to fulfill and amortization of commission costs | (44) | | | — | |
Changes in contract commission costs | — | | | 3 | |
Balance as of March 31, 2026 | $ | 24,804 | | | $ | 27,449 | |
7. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
The components of prepaid expenses and other current assets were as follows:
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| March 31, | | December 31, | |
| 2026 | | 2025 | |
| (in thousands) | |
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Receivable for insurance recoveries | $ | 7,460 | | | $ | 7,603 | | |
Prepaid expenses | 4,853 | | | 4,505 | | |
Other current assets | 452 | | | 221 | | |
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | 12,765 | | | $ | 12,329 | | |
As of March 31, 2026, the Company recognized a current asset for expected insurance recoveries related to a liability where the loss is expected to be within insurance limits.
8. Property and Equipment - net
The following summarizes property and equipment - net as of:
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| March 31, | | December 31, |
| 2026 | | 2025 |
| (in thousands) |
Satellites | $ | 164,733 | | | $ | 143,440 | |
Software | 48,953 | | 46,245 |
Office furniture and fixtures | 9,086 | | 9,086 |
Software development in process | 4,786 | | 3,925 |
Production and engineering equipment | 3,963 | | 3,421 |
Site equipment | 2,682 | | 2,682 |
Computer equipment | 1,731 | | 1,705 |
Other equipment | 1,077 | | 999 |
| 237,011 | | 211,503 |
Less: accumulated depreciation | (141,523) | | (132,466) |
Property and equipment not yet placed in service | 91 | | — |
Property and equipment — net | $ | 95,579 | | | $ | 79,037 | |
9. Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
The components of accounts payable and accrued liabilities were as follows:
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| March 31, | | December 31, |
| 2026 | | 2025 |
| (in thousands) |
Accounts payable | $ | 3,281 | | | $ | 2,340 | |
Accrued payroll | 4,427 | | | 6,163 | |
Accrued capital expenditures | 2,336 | | | 4,288 | |
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Accrued cost of goods sold and other expenses | 2,451 | | | 2,154 | |
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 12,495 | | | $ | 14,945 | |
10. Other Current Liabilities
The components of other current liabilities were as follows:
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| March 31, | | December 31, | |
| 2026 | | 2025 | |
| (in thousands) | |
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Accrued interest | $ | 3,559 | | | $ | 7,635 | | |
Contingent liabilities | 87 | | | 7,495 | | |
Operating lease right-of-use liabilities | 744 | | | 769 | | |
Other current liabilities | 7,583 | | | 162 | | |
Total other current liabilities | $ | 11,973 | | | $ | 16,061 | | |
The Company accrued a liability within other current liabilities and an offsetting current receivable as of March 31, 2026. See Note 17—“Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information on the liability.
11. Debt and Other Financing
The carrying value of the Company’s outstanding debt consisted of the following amounts:
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| March 31, | | December 31, |
| 2026 | | 2025 |
| (in thousands) |
Current portion of long-term debt | $ | 9,283 | | | $ | 7,971 | |
Non-current portion of long-term debt | 199,917 | | | 199,917 | |
Total long-term debt | 209,200 | | | 207,888 | |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | (6,541) | | | (6,771) | |
Outstanding balance | $ | 202,659 | | | $ | 201,117 | |
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| Effective Interest Rate | | March 31, | | December 31, |
Name of Loan | | 2026 | | 2025 |
| | | (in thousands) |
Convertible Senior Notes | 8.73% | | $ | 185,000 | | | $ | 185,000 | |
Satellite launch vendor financing | 6.32% - 11.62% | 24,200 | | | 22,888 | |
Total | | | $ | 209,200 | | | $ | 207,888 | |
Convertible Senior Notes
The Company issued $185.0 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes in a private offering during July 2025. The Convertible Senior Notes mature on August 1, 2033 unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased. The Convertible Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 8.25% per year, payable semiannually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning on February 1, 2026. The following table summarizes the interest expense for the Convertible Senior Notes for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
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| | | | | 2026 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Coupon interest | | | | | $ | 3,816 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amortization of debt issuance costs | | | | | 222 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total interest expense | | | | | $ | 4,038 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Holders may convert their Convertible Senior Notes at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. Upon conversion, the Company will pay shares of the Company's Class A common stock, or deliver cash, or a combination of cash and shares of the Company's Class A common stock, at the Company's election. The conversion rate of the notes will initially be 27.1909 shares of BlackSky’s Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $36.78 per share of Class A common stock). The conversion rate is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the indenture governing the terms of the Convertible Senior Notes. The Company may not redeem the Convertible Senior Notes prior to August 4, 2028. The Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the Convertible Senior Notes, at the Company's option, on or after August 4, 2028 and prior to the 26th scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, if (1) the last reported sale price of the Company's Class A common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending
on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption and (2) certain liquidity conditions are satisfied, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. In addition, upon the occurrence of a make-whole fundamental change or our issuance of a notice of redemption, the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate by a number of additional shares for a holder that elects to convert such Convertible Senior Notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change or notice of redemption.
Satellite Launch Vendor Financing
The Company entered into a vendor financing agreement to fund the costs of multiple satellite launches providing for $27.0 million, for which payments accrue interest at 12.6% per annum. Then, in November 2025, the Company entered into an additional agreement for multiple satellite launches providing for $30.6 million, for which payments accrue interest at 9.50% per annum. A portion of the vendor financing agreements can be drawn down equally per satellite launch and will be repaid quarterly on a pro-rata basis across a three-year period after each successful launch milestone. Interest begins to accrue on each launch date.
The Company may prepay either agreement at any time until the maturity date without premium or penalty. The outstanding debt related to the vendor financing agreements is guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company incurred $3.0 million of additional debt and repaid $2.1 million of principal and interest related to the satellite launch vendor financing agreements.
Debt Maturities
Under the Company’s loan agreements, minimum required maturities are as follows:
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For the years ending December 31, | (in thousands) |
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2026 | $ | 6,892 | |
2027 | 9,567 | |
2028 | 6,754 | |
2029 | 987 | |
2030 | — | |
Thereafter | 185,000 | |
Total outstanding | $ | 209,200 | |
Fair Value of Debt
The following tables present the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s outstanding long-term debt as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
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March 31, 2026 | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | Significant Other Observable Input | | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs |
| | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) |
| | (in thousands) |
Liabilities | | | | | | |
Convertible Senior Notes | | $ | 235,181 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Satellite launch vendor financing | | — | | | — | | | 23,043 | |
| | $ | 235,181 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 23,043 | |
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December 31, 2025 | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | Significant Other Observable Input | | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs |
| | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) |
| | (in thousands) |
Liabilities | | | | | | |
Convertible Senior Notes | | $ | 204,135 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Satellite launch vendor financing | | — | | | — | | | 21,822 | |
| | $ | 204,135 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 21,822 | |
The fair value of the satellite launch vendor financing was estimated using Level 3 inputs, based on interest rates available for debt with terms and maturities similar to the Company’s existing debt arrangements and credit rating.
Compliance with Debt Covenants
As of March 31, 2026, all debt instruments contain customary covenants and events of default. There are no covenants tied to financial metrics and the Company was in compliance with all non-financial covenants as of March 31, 2026.
12. Equity Warrants Classified as Derivative Liabilities
Warrant Valuation
Equity warrants that are classified as derivative liabilities are included in derivative liabilities in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets and must be measured at fair value upon issuance and re-valued at the end of each reporting period through expiration. Any change in fair value between the respective reporting dates is recognized as an unrealized gain or loss in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (see Note 16). As of March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company's derivative liabilities included only equity warrants and the Sponsor Shares.
The following table is a summary of the number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants at March 31, 2026:
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| Number of Shares | | Exercise Price | | Redemption Price | | Expiration Date | | Classification | | (Gain) Loss in Value for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | | Fair Value as of March 31, 2026 |
| (in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) |
Public Warrants | 1,977 | | | $ | 92.00 | | | $ | 144.00 | | | 9/9/2026 | | Liability | | $ | (122) | | | $ | 686 | |
Private Placement Warrants - Issued October 2019 | 520 | | | 92.00 | | | 144.00 | | | 9/9/2026 | | Liability | | (31) | | | 172 | |
Private Placement Warrants - Issued October 2019 | 520 | | | 160.00 | | | 144.00 | | | 9/9/2026 | | Liability | | (21) | | | 21 | |
Private Placement Warrants - Issued March 2023 | 1,440 | | | 17.61 | | | N/A | | 9/8/2028 | | Liability | | 7,155 | | | 23,998 | |
In addition, the Company has 221 thousand Class A common stock warrants outstanding that have an exercise price of $0.88 and expiration dates from June 27, 2028 to October 31, 2029. These warrants are equity classified and were included in additional paid-in capital in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
13. Net Loss Per Share of Class A Common Stock
The following table includes the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share:
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| | | | Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | | | | | 2026 | | 2025 |
| | | | | | (in thousands except per share information) |
Net loss available to common stockholders - basic and diluted | | | | | | $ | (29,663) | | | $ | (12,813) | |
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Basic and diluted net loss per share | | | | | | $ | (0.82) | | | $ | (0.42) | |
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Shares used in the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share | | | | | | 36,153 | | | 30,814 | |
The potentially dilutive securities listed below were not included in the calculation of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding because their effect would have been anti-dilutive during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
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| | | | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Convertible Senior Notes | | | | | 6,539 | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Restricted stock units outstanding | | | | | 2,754 | | | 2,792 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Private Placement Warrants (exercisable for Class A common stock) treated as liability | | | | | 2,480 | | | 3,091 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Public Warrants (exercisable for Class A common stock) treated as liability | | | | | 1,977 | | | 1,977 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stock options and ESPP shares | | | | | 1,859 | | | 1,866 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sponsor Shares | | | | | 296 | | | 296 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common stock warrants (exercisable for Class A common stock) treated as equity | | | | | 221 | | | 221 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14. Stock-Based Compensation
During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company granted equity awards under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Stock-based compensation expense is included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as indicated in the table below:
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| | | | Three Months Ended March 31, |
| | | | | | 2026 | | 2025 |
| | | | | | (in thousands) |
Space-based intelligence & AI services costs, excluding depreciation and amortization | | | | | | $ | 75 | | | $ | 33 | |
Mission solutions costs, excluding depreciation and amortization | | | | | | 15 | | | 16 | |
Advanced technology programs costs, excluding depreciation and amortization | | | | | | 88 | | | 91 | |
Selling, general and administrative | | | | | | 3,927 | | | 2,757 | |
Total stock-based compensation expense | | | | | | $ | 4,105 | | | $ | 2,897 | |
The Company recorded stock-based compensation related to capitalized internal labor for software development activities and satellite work in process of $0.3 million and $0.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. These amounts were included in property, plant, and equipment - net and satellite work in process in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
15. Related Party Transactions
A summary of the Company’s related party transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 is presented below:
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| | | | | | | Amount Due to Related Party as of |
| | | Total Payments in the Three Months Ended March 31, | | March 31, | | December 31, |
| Nature of Relationship | | 2026 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2025 |
Name | Description of the Transactions | (in thousands) |
Ursa Space Systems | Strategic Partner | The Chairman of the Company’s board of directors, Will Porteous, is also an investor and member of the board of directors of Ursa Space Systems. The Company has a non-cancelable operational commitment with Ursa Space Systems. | $ | 83 | | | 125 | | | $ | 42 | | | $ | — | |
Thales Alenia Space | Shareholder and Parent of Wholly-owned Subsidiary, Seahawk | Design, development and manufacture of telescopes. | 2,556 | | | — | | | 92 | | | — | |
Seahawk | Subsidiary of Thales Alenia Space | In 2019, the Company raised and converted $18.4 million from prior debt into new, outstanding debt and issued 13.5 million warrants to purchase Legacy BlackSky common stock. In July 2025, the Company repaid all debt outstanding and accrued interest to Seahawk. | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings, S.A. ("Intelsat"), which is now part of SES | Former debt Issuer | In 2019, the Company entered into a term loan facility for $50.0 million and issued 20.2 million warrants to Intelsat to purchase Legacy BlackSky common stock. In July 2025, the Company repaid all debt outstanding and accrued interest to Intelsat. | N/A | | 220 | | | N/A | | N/A |
The Company recorded revenue from related parties of $9.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The amount of revenue from related parties for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was not significant. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had $4.1 million and $3.9 million, respectively, of contract assets from related parties, which the Company anticipates receiving as payments over the next 12 months. As of March 31, 2026, the amounts invoiced by the Company and due from related parties were not significant. As of December 31, 2025, the amounts invoiced by the Company and due from related parties were $9.6 million.
16. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following tables present information about the Company’s liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 and indicate the fair value hierarchy level of the valuation techniques and inputs that the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
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March 31, 2026 | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | Significant Other Observable Input | | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs |
| | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) |
| | (in thousands) |
Liabilities | | | | | | |
Public Warrants | | $ | 686 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Private Placement Warrants - Issued October 2019 | | — | | | — | | | 193 | |
Private Placement Warrants - Issued March 2023 | | — | | | — | | | 23,998 | |
Sponsor Shares | | — | | | — | | | 3,988 | |
| | $ | 686 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 28,179 | |
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December 31, 2025 | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets | | Significant Other Observable Input | | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs | | |
| | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) | | |
| | (in thousands) | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Public Warrants | | $ | 810 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | |
Private Placement Warrants - Issued October 2019 | | — | | | — | | | 245 | | | |
Private Placement Warrants - Issued March 2023 | | — | | | — | | | 16,843 | | | |
Sponsor Shares | | — | | | — | | | 2,750 | | | |
| | $ | 810 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 19,838 | | | |
The carrying values of the following financial instruments approximated their fair values as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 based on their short-term maturities: cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, other current assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other current liabilities.
There were no transfers into or out of any of the levels of the fair value hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2026 or 2025.
The following is a summary of changes in the fair value of the Level 3 liabilities during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
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| Sponsor Shares | | Private Placement Warrants - Issued October 2019 | | Private Placement Warrants - Issued March 2023 |
| (in thousands) |
Balance as of January 1, 2026 | $ | 2,750 | | | $ | 245 | | | $ | 16,843 | |
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Loss (gain) from changes in fair value | 1,238 | | | (52) | | | 7,155 | |
Balance as of March 31, 2026 | $ | 3,988 | | | $ | 193 | | | $ | 23,998 | |
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| Sponsor Shares | | Private Placement Warrants - Issued October 2019 | | Private Placement Warrants - Issued March 2023 |
| (in thousands) |
Balance as of January 1, 2025 | $ | 1,703 | | | $ | 713 | | | $ | 13,820 | |
(Gain) loss from changes in fair value | (101) | | | 213 | | | (2,276) | |
Balance as of March 31, 2025 | $ | 1,602 | | | $ | 926 | | | $ | 11,544 | |
17. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may become involved in various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, that, by their nature, are inherently unpredictable. Regardless of outcome, litigation and other legal proceedings can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.
On May 7, 2024, a putative class action relating to the Merger of Legacy BlackSky on September 9, 2021 with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Osprey was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The action was captioned Drulias v. Osprey Sponsor II, LLC, et al. (“Drulias”) (Del. Ch. 2024). The Drulias complaint asserted breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment claims against the former directors of Osprey (the “Osprey Board”); the former officers of Osprey; and Osprey Sponsor II, LLC (the “Sponsor”); and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty claims against HEPCO Capital Management, LLC; JANA Partners LLC; and a director of Legacy BlackSky. The Drulias complaint sought, among other things, damages and attorneys’ fees and costs. The terms of the Merger required the Company to indemnify the directors of Osprey.
On May 8, 2024, a putative class action relating to the Merger was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The action was captioned Cheriyala v. Osprey Sponsor II, LLC (“Cheriyala”) (Del. Ch. 2024). The Cheriyala complaint asserted breach of fiduciary duty claims against the former directors of the Osprey Board, the former officers of Osprey, and the Sponsor; aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty claims against BlackSky Holdings, Inc. and certain directors and officers of Legacy BlackSky; and unjust enrichment claims against an Osprey director. The Cheriyala complaint sought, among other things, damages and attorneys’ fees and costs.
The Court of Chancery granted Drulias’ motion to (i) consolidate the Drulias and Cheriyala actions, and (ii) appoint Drulias as lead plaintiff, and Drulias’ counsel as lead counsel, in the consolidated action. On April 15, 2025, Drulias sought to withdraw as the lead plaintiff. That same day, Patrick Plumley (“Plumley”) moved to intervene as a plaintiff in the consolidated action. The Court of Chancery granted Cheriyala’s and Plumley’s stipulation to (i) permit Drulias to withdraw as the lead plaintiff, (ii) permit Plumley to intervene as a plaintiff, and (iii) appoint Cheriyala and Plumley as co-lead plaintiffs, and Cheriyala’s and Plumley’s counsel as co-lead counsel, in the consolidated action.
The parties attended private mediation on September 9, 2025. The parties thereafter reached an agreement on a stipulation of settlement memorializing the terms of the settlement, which was filed with the Court of Chancery on January 7, 2026 (the “Settlement”). In the Settlement, the parties agreed, among other things, that (i) the consolidated actions would be dismissed with prejudice, (ii) the defendants and the Company would be released from claims asserted in the consolidated actions or that could have been asserted in the actions relating to, among other things, the Merger, and (iii) in exchange, members of the class would be paid settlement consideration of $7.5 million, $7.4 million of which was funded from insurance proceeds pursuant to a plan of allocation set forth in the stipulation.
See Note 10—“Other Current Liabilities” of the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on the Settlement. A hearing with the Court of Chancery to consider approval of the Settlement and related matters was held on April 17, 2026. During the hearing, the Court (i) certified the consolidated actions as class actions, (ii) approved the Settlement, including the plan of allocation, (iii)
approved an award of fees and expenses to plaintiffs’ counsel payable out of the settlement fund, and (iv) approved the payment of an incentive fee to plaintiffs. The Court of Chancery entered its final judgment on April 21, 2026. The costs of this case, including the pending Settlement, have been substantially funded from insurance proceeds and are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's operations or financial condition. See Note 7—“Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets” of the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on the insurance proceeds.
18. Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events through May 7, 2026 and determined that there have been no events that have occurred that would require adjustments to its disclosures or the consolidated financial statements.