Array Technologies, Inc. 10-Q

Item 1. Legal Proceedings On August 30, 2017, Array filed its first amended complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico against Colin Mitchell, Nextracker, Inc., Flextronics International U.S.A., Inc., Marco Garcia, Daniel S. Shugar, and Scott Graybeal (collectively “Defendants”) asserting (among other claims) trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference with contract, fraud, and breach of contract. Defendant Mitchell was formerly an employee of the Company, but was hired by Nextracker in violation of his non-compete agreement, and he shared with Nextracker and the other defendants certain of Array’s trade secrets and confidential information in violation of his legal obligations. Defendants filed their answer to the amended complaint on February 5, 2018 denying the allegations, but did not assert any counterclaims against Array. The case has been vigorously litigated through the close of fact discovery and expert discovery. As of September 1, 2020, the court has ruled on a number of motions, including a dismissal of the Defendants’ unclean hands defense and granting partial summary judgment in favor of Array for breach of contract. As of June 30, 2021, the Court has denied in every material aspect the motion for summary judgment filed by the Defendants. The Court denied, without prejudice, a motion for sanctions filed by Array. The Court has set trial for July 18, 2022. On May 14, 2021, a putative class action was filed in the Southern District of New York against the Company and certain officers and directors alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5, promulgated thereunder, and Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 (“Plymouth Action”). The Plymouth Action alleges misstatements and/or omissions in the Company’s registration statements and prospectuses related to the Company’s October 2020 initial public offering, the Company’s December 2020 offering, and the Company’s March 2021 offering during the putative class period of October 14, 2020 through May 11, 2021. Lead plaintiff motions were filed on July 13, 2021, and the Court is expected to appoint a lead plaintiff by August 12, 2021. The Court has not yet set a schedule for the filing of an amended complaint or defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss. On June 30, 2021, a second putative class action was filed in the Southern District of New York against the Company and certain officers and directors alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5, promulgated thereunder, and Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 alleging misstatements and/or omissions in certain of the Company’s registration statements and prospectuses related to the Company’s October 2020 initial public offering, the Company’s December 2020 offering, and the Company’s March 2021 offering during the putative class period of October 14, 2020 through May 11, 2021. On July 6, 2021, the Court entered an order, based on the record before the Court, that this action was in all material respects substantially similar to the Plymouth Action and both actions arise out of the same or similar operative facts, and that the parties are substantially the same parties. The Court consolidated this action with the Plymouth Action for all pretrial purposes, ordered all filings in connection with this Action to be made in the Plymouth Action, and removed this action from the docket. On July 16, 2021, a verified derivative complaint was filed against certain officers and directors of the Company. The complaint alleges: (1) violations of Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for misleading proxy statements, (2) breach of fiduciary duty, (3) unjust enrichment, (4) abuse of control, (5) gross mismanagement, (6) corporate waste, (7) aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, and (8) contribution under sections 10(b) and 21D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. On July 21, 2021, the Court entered an order, based on the record before the Court, that this action was in all material respects substantially similar to 41 the Plymouth Action and both actions arise out of the same or similar operative facts, and that the parties are substantially the same parties. The Court consolidated this action with the Plymouth Action for all pretrial purposes, ordered all filings in connection with this Action to be made in the Plymouth Action, and removed this action from the docket. On July 30, 2021, a second and related verified derivative complaint was filed against certain officers and directors of the Company. The complaint alleges: (1) violations of Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for causing the issuance of a false/misleading proxy statement, (2) breach of fiduciary duty, and (3) aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duty. The Court has not yet entered an order consolidating this case with the Plymouth case. From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations and businesses that cover a wide range of matters, including, among others, intellectual property matters, contract and employment claims, personal injury claims, product liability claims and warranty claims. Currently, there are no claims or proceedings against us that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, the results of any current or future litigation cannot be predicted with certainty and, regardless of the outcome, we may incur significant costs and experience a diversion of management resources as a result of litigation. Item 1A. Risk Factors Other than risk factors described below, there has been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds None Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities None. Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures Not applicable.