Celularity Inc

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Civil Investigative Demand

The Company received a Civil Investigative Demand (the “Demand”) under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, dated August 14, 2022, from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Demand requests documents and information relating to claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal insurers for services or procedures involving injectable human tissue therapy products derived from amniotic fluid or birth tissue and includes Interfyl. The Company is cooperating with the request and is engaged in an ongoing dialogue with the Assistant U.S. Attorneys handling the Demand. The matter is still in preliminary stages and there is uncertainty as to whether the Demand will result in any liability.

Celularity Inc. v. Evolution Biologyx, LLC, et al.

On April 17, 2023, the Company filed a complaint against Evolution Biologyx, LLC, Saleem S. Saab, individually, and Encyte, LLC (collectively, “Evolution”) in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to recover unpaid invoice amounts for the sale of its biomaterial products in the amount of approximately $2,350, plus interest. The claim arose from a September 2021 distribution agreement between the Company and Evolution The complaint alleged claims for breach of contract, quasi contract and fraud. Evolution subsequently filed a counter claim breach of contract, breach of warranty, quasi contract and fraud. On June 9, 2026, with the assistance of the court, the parties reached a settlement on the major issues that would result in mutual releases without payments by either side. The agreement is being documented while a minor issue is being negotiated.

TCWGlobal v. Celularity Inc.

On March 27, 2024, WMBE Payrolling, Inc., dba TCWGlobal, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California alleging a breach of contract and account stated claims relating to a Master Services Agreement dated May 4, 2020, or the TCWGlobal MSA, for the provision of certain leased workers to perform services on the Company’s behalf. The complaint alleges that the Company breached the TCWGlobal MSA by failing to make payments on certain invoices for the services of the leased workers. On May 7, 2024, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and mutual release with TCWGlobal whereupon the Company agreed to pay $516 in tiered monthly installments, with the last payment due and payable on May 1, 2025, in exchange for a dismissal of the complaint and full release of all claims. The Company defaulted on the payments in November 2024. On April 21, 2025, the Company was served with a motion by TCWGlobal to enforce the settlement and enter judgment against the Company in the amount of $350, for which the Company has accrued within accounts payable on the consolidated balance sheets as of both December 31, 2025 and 2024. The Court granted the motion and entered judgment on June 3, 2025. On February 26, 2026, TCWGlobal and the Company agreed to settle the balance due in one payment of $100 due by March 3, 2026, and two payments of $125 due by the end of March 2026 and April 2026, respectively. As of the issuance date of the financial statements, the Company had made one payment of $100 and two payments of $125 to TCWGlobal. This case was settled in April 2026.

Hackensack Meridian Health v. Celularity Inc.

On March 27, 2025, Hackensack Meridian Health (“HUMC”) filed a complaint in the Superior Court of New Jersey seeking $948 allegedly owed by Celularity for costs associated with previous clinical trials. The Company determined that there were significant duplications in the invoices, so after a joint review of the charges, the parties agreed that the actual amount due from the Company to HUMC is $668, which the Company accrued within accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of March 31, 2026. The Company defaulted on the Complaint, and HUMC moved for entry of default judgment that was granted on December 5, 2025.

Shareholder Derivative Action

On February 28, 2025, a shareholder derivative action,Dorrance v. Diamandis, Index No. 651165/2025, was filed against the Company’s current and former members of the board of directors as defendants, and the Company, as a nominal defendant, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The Plaintiff alleges that the board members’ compensation of its nonemployee directors was excessive in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and seeks to recoup excessive compensation and set controls on the board’s ability to award themselves excessive compensation in the future. The derivative action is also seeking payment of an undisclosed amount of attorney’s fees. After extended negotiations, the Company settled for a payment of $3 in cash and $300 worth of restricted stock to plaintiff’s counsel. The settlement is recorded as legal settlement expense in the Statement of Operations.