Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
Stadium Capital Securities Class Action (Southern
District of New York)
On July 28,
2026, the parties entered into a binding term sheet setting forth the material terms of a proposed settlement of the Stadium Capital
securities class action. Under the term sheet, the defendants will pay, or cause to be paid, an aggregate of $6.5 million into a settlement
fund in exchange for the settlement and release of claims asserted by or on behalf of the proposed settlement class. The proposed settlement
contains no admission of wrongdoing or liability by the Company or the other defendants. The parties are negotiating definitive settlement
documentation, and the proposed settlement remains subject to preliminary and final court approval, notice to the proposed settlement
class, satisfaction of applicable termination conditions, and entry of a final judgment dismissing the action with prejudice. There can
be no assurance that the proposed settlement will be approved or become effective .
Co-Diagnostics, Inc. v. Hukui Technology, Inc.,
et al. Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, Utah
As previously disclosed, on March 25, 2026, the trial
court issued Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and a ruling in favor of the Company on its declaratory judgment claim and on all remaining
counterclaims asserted by Hukui Technology, Inc., Hukui Tech, Inc. and Hukui Bio Co., Ltd. The court concluded, among other things, that
the Company did not breach any agreement with the defendants and that the defendants were not entitled to damages. Final judgment was
entered on April 10, 2026 and was amended on April 27, 2026 to include costs.
On May 11, 2026, the defendants filed a notice of
appeal seeking review of the final judgment in its entirety. On June 2, 2026, the Utah Supreme Court transferred the appeal to the Utah
Court of Appeals for disposition pursuant to Rule 42(a) of the Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure. The appeal remains pending. The Company
believes the trial court’s judgment was correct and intends to defend the judgment vigorously, but there can be no assurance as
to the outcome of the appeal.
Robert Salna v. Co-Diagnostics, Inc., et al. Third
Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, Utah
As previously disclosed, in February 2024, Robert
Salna filed an action against the Company and certain current or former officers arising from a 2018 loan transaction and the alleged
failure to issue warrants or other equity-based compensation in connection with that transaction. The original complaint asserted claims
including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and violations of federal and Utah securities
laws. The plaintiff seeks compensatory and other damages.
On May 26, 2026, the court granted the Company’s
motion to dismiss. The court dismissed with prejudice the breach-of-contract claim against the individual defendants. The court dismissed
without prejudice the breach-of-contract claim against the Company and the claims for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation,
and violations of the Utah Securities Act. The court also determined that it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over the plaintiff’s
claim under the Securities Act of 1933 and dismissed that claim without prejudice. The court permitted the plaintiff to seek leave to
amend the complaint.
On July 9, 2026, the plaintiff filed a motion for
leave to file a proposed first amended complaint. The proposed amended complaint would remove two individual defendants and the federal
securities claim and would assert claims against the Company, Dwight H. Egan, and Reed L. Benson for breach of contract, fraud or intentional
misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty or an alleged transaction-specific duty, violation of the Utah
Uniform Securities Act, and declaratory relief. The proposed amended complaint continues to allege that the plaintiff was promised warrants
in connection with the $2.0 million loan transaction and seeks damages and other relief based on the alleged failure to issue those warrants.
The defendants have opposed the motion for leave to amend, arguing that the proposed amendment is unjustifiably delayed
and that the proposed claims remain legally deficient and would be futile. The motion remains pending. The Company believes the plaintiff’s
claims are without merit and intends to continue defending the action vigorously, but there can be no assurance as to the outcome.
Item
1A. Risk Factors.
Not
required under Regulation S-K for “smaller reporting companies.”
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