Item 3. Legal Proceedings
ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings
On November 3, 2023, Daphne Shen, a purported stockholder of the Company, filed a proposed class action complaint for violation of federal securities laws, individually and putatively on behalf of all others similarly situated, in the U.S District Court of the Southern District of New York against the Company, the Company’s CEO and the Company’s CFO. The complaint alleges violations of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act, as well as violations of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the individual defendants. The complaint seeks class certification, damages, interest, attorneys’ fees, and other relief. On December 13, 2023, Javier Cascallar filed a similar proposed class action. On January 2, 2024, six purported lead plaintiffs filed motions in the Shen litigation seeking to consolidate the Cascallar and Shen litigations and appoint lead plaintiffs and lead counsel pursuant to the procedures of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
On February 7, 2024, the Court consolidated the two actions (the "Consolidated Securities Litigation"), and appointed co-lead plaintiffs (the “Plaintiffs”) and lead counsel. On April 22, 2024, Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint adding two additional officers. The amended complaint made substantially similar allegations and claims. Defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint on July 15, 2024 (the “Motion”), and the motion was fully briefed as of September 17, 2024. On December 4, 2024, the Court issued an order granting in part the Motion, dismissing all allegations except those relating to two purported misstatements, characterizing inventory levels as low. The Court allowed Plaintiffs to again amend their complaint, and they filed a Second Amended Complaint on January 3, 2025. On February 10, 2025, Defendants moved to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint insofar as it attempts to resurrect any of the allegations dismissed in the Court’s December 4, 2024 order. On April 7, 2025, the Court issued an order granting in part the second motion to dismiss, dismissing all allegations except those characterizing inventory levels as “low” and those relating to demand in Europe. Lead Plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification on October 17, 2025, and Defendants filed their opposition on January 16, 2026. Plaintiffs’ reply is due on February 20, 2026. Fact discovery is ongoing.
On March 15, 2024, Abdul Hirani filed a purported derivative complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against certain current and former SolarEdge executive officers and board members, including Zvi Lando, Ronen Faier, Nadav Zafrir, Betsy Atkins, Marcel Gani, Dana Gross, Dirk Hoke, Avery More, and Tal Payne. The Hirani complaint makes largely the same allegations as those in the Consolidated Securities Litigation. The Hirani complaint brings claims for (i) breach of fiduciary duty, (ii) aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, (iii) unjust enrichment, (iv) waste of corporate assets, and (v) securities fraud under Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act. The complaint seeks compensatory and punitive damages, interest, attorneys’ fees, and other relief.
On June 10, 2024, Jonathan Blaufarb filed a second purported derivative complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the same defendants as those named in the Hirani complaint as well as Lior Danziger and J.B. Lowe. The Blaufarb complaint makes largely the same allegations as those in the Consolidated Securities Litigation and seeks declaratory relief, corporate governance reforms, damages, restitution, attorneys’ fees, and other relief. It also pleads the same counts as those in the Hirani complaint, as well as additional counts for abuse of control and gross mismanagement. Defendants accepted service of the Hirani and Blaufarb complaints via stipulation that was so-ordered on July 12, 2024, and the two cases were consolidated with the Hirani matter designated as the lead case (the “Consolidated Derivative Action”). On September 9, 2024 the parties agreed to stay the Hirani and Blaufarb actions pending a decision on the motion to dismiss in the Consolidated Securities Litigation. Following the decision granting in part and denying in part the motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint in the Consolidated Securities Litigation, the parties entered into a new stipulation on June 20, 2025, staying this consolidated derivative action through the close of fact discovery in the Consolidated Securities Litigation.
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On August 7, 2024, Edwin Isaac filed a purported derivative complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against the same defendants as those named in the Consolidated Derivative Action. The Isaac complaint makes largely the same allegations as those in the Consolidated Securities Litigation. It also pleads the similar counts to the Consolidated Derivative Action, including (i) breach of fiduciary duty, (ii) contribution, (iii) violation of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and SEC Rule 14a-9, (iv) unjust enrichment, (v) waste of corporate assets, and (vi) aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty. The complaint seeks declaratory relief, damages, interest, unspecified equitable relief, attorneys’ fees, and other relief. The parties filed a stipulation on June 30, 2025 agreeing to stay the Isaac matter through the close of fact discovery in the Consolidated Securities Litigation.
On May 22, 2025, Mike Maddox (“Maddox”) filed a purported derivative complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the same defendants as those named in the earlier-filed derivative actions. The Maddox complaint makes largely the same allegations as those in the Consolidated Securities Litigation and the other derivative actions. It also pleads similar counts to those in the other derivative actions, including (i) breach of fiduciary duty, (ii) gross mismanagement, (iii) waste of corporate assets, (iv) unjust enrichment, and (v) violation of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act. The parties filed a stipulation on July 21, 2025 agreeing to stay the Maddox matter through the close of fact discovery in the Consolidated Securities Litigation.
On September 9, 2025, Jerald Chauncey, Jr. (“Chauncey”) filed a complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery against the same defendants as those named in the other derivative actions. The Chauncey complaint makes largely the same allegations as those in the Consolidated Securities Litigation and the other derivative actions. It also pleads similar counts to those in the other derivative actions, including (i) breach of fiduciary duty, (ii) unjust enrichment, and (iii) waste of corporate assets. The parties filed a stipulation on October 7, 2025 agreeing to stay the Chauncey matter through the close of fact discovery in the Consolidated Securities Litigation.
Due to the early stage of these proceedings, we cannot reasonably estimate the potential range of loss, if any, or the likelihood of a potential adverse outcome. The Company disputes the allegations of wrongdoing and intends to vigorously defend against them.
On January 13, 2025, Stellantis Europe S.p.A. (“Stellantis”) submitted an application for injunctive relief, to the Court of Turin, Italy, claiming that SolarEdge e-Mobility was allegedly in breach of contract. The application for injunctive relief is aimed at obtaining the following interim measures: i) order the Company to resume supply of spare parts and technical assistance activities in favor of Stellantis; and ii) to order the Company to pay a penalty of 100,000 Euro for each day of delay in fulfilling the order above. At a hearing on February 25, 2025 the parties discussed the case. On May 8, 2025, the court denied Stellantis’ request for injunction and on July 2, 2025, Stellantis appealed, and the next hearing is scheduled for March 13, 2026. The Company disputes the allegations of wrongdoing. On February 11, 2026, the Company completed the sale of SolarEdge e-Mobility.
On September 15, 2025, Ampt, LLC (“Ampt”) filed a lawsuit in the District of Delaware seeking to enforce an agreement between Ampt and the Company. The Company had invoked a force majeure clause in relation to its performance of the agreement, valued at $54 million over a period of five years, in October 2023. The Company has not yet filed an answer. The Company disputes the allegations and intends to vigorously defend against them. On January 5, 2026, the parties met for mediation, which has been inconclusive.
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
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